Around 5,500 patients are living with end-stage kidney disease in Ireland, with 2,647 receiving dialysis treatment The high cost of dialysis treatment in Ireland shows the importance of early detection and intervention when it comes to kidney disease, the CEO of the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) has said. Carol Moore, CEO, Irish Kidney Association Carol … Read more
Archyde Breakthrough Procedure Offers New Hope for kidney Disease Patients Table of Contents 1. Breakthrough Procedure Offers New Hope for kidney Disease Patients 2. Understanding distal Renal Denervation 3. The Critical… You can read the full story here: Groundbreaking Renal Denervation Protects Kidney Function in Resistant Hypertension and Diabetes. Source link
New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to identify a potential precision medicine approach to prevent chronic kidney disease progression. The study, published in Science Translational Medicine, highlights the role of type 5 collagen – … Read more
Man, doctor, and dialysis machine (Adobe Stock 867731678 by Penn/peopleimages.com) The immunocompromised host is a person with impairments in the body’s normal defense mechanisms against infection.1 Patients who are immunocompromised are susceptible to bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections that healthy immune systems usually overcome. They are also more susceptible to complications from common infections.2 Unfortunately, … Read more
For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the US, chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people who have it are formally diagnosed. The consequences of advanced chronic kidney disease are severe. When these essential organs can no longer do their job of filtering waste products from the blood, patients need … Read more
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a family of genetic disorders that causes clusters of cysts to form on the kidney, is among the most common genetic disorders, affecting some 500,000 people in the United States. Roughly one in every 1,000 people will develop some form of cystic kidney disease during their lifetime, and nearly 40,000 Oklahomans … Read more
Three months after her breakthrough surgery at NYU Langone Health, Towana Looney, the longest-living recipient of a genetically engineered pig kidney, is headed back home to Alabama. “I feel blessed,” said the 53-year-old grandmother. “I’m so grateful to be alive and thankful to have received this incredible gift. It couldn’t have happened without God and … Read more
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan — After 62 years, the Western Pangasinan District Hospital (WPDH) has finally opened its own dialysis cen-ter. The facility, which began operations last week, is equipped with 15 dialysis machines, offering much-needed medical care to patients in the western towns of Pangasinan. Source link