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Opt-out Organ Donation Could Affect Transplant Waitlists

Opt-out Organ Donation Could Affect Transplant Waitlists

Highlights: A policy shift to adopt presumed consent from the current opt-in system could benefit the organ donation situation in the United States. However, the r...

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Eat Healthy to Keep Kidney Disease at Bay

Eat Healthy to Keep Kidney Disease at Bay

Highlights: Following a healthy diet can lower the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) Healthy dietary pattern that includes lots of vegetables, fruit, legumes, whol...

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Living Kidney Donors at Higher Risk of Developing Hypertension

Living Kidney Donors at Higher Risk of Developing Hypertension

Highlights: Living kidney donors have a higher risk of developing hypertension than non-donors It is very important for kidney donors to control their blood pressure T...

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Home Dialysis can Improve Quality of Life for Kidney Disease Patients

Home Dialysis can Improve Quality of Life for Kidney Disease Patients

Highlights: Home dialysis for kidney patients is a safe option that could be expanded to use in large, integrated health care systems. In the last 10 years, the rate o...

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Kidney Transplant From Hepatitis C Infected Donors ‘Safe & Effective’

Kidney Transplant From Hepatitis C Infected Donors ‘Safe & Effective’

Highlights : Kidneys from donors infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are safe and function equally well compared to uninfected kidneys even one year after the transpla...

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Kidney Injury Due to Salt and Fluid Loss in Marathoners Is Quite Common

Kidney Injury Due to Salt and Fluid Loss in Marathoners Is Quite Common

Highlights: Acute kidney injury is prevalent amongst marathon runners at an alarming rate It is mostly due to the rapid loss of electrolytes and water from athlete's body ...

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World Organ Donation Day – Pledge Your Organs and Save Lives

World Organ Donation Day – Pledge Your Organs and Save Lives

Highlights: Organ Donation Day has been observed on 13 th of August every year since 2009 in India Availability of donors continues to remain a serious challenge an...

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Blood Test can Detect Antibody-Mediated Kidney Rejection in Transplant Recipients

Blood Test can Detect Antibody-Mediated Kidney Rejection in Transplant Recipients

Highlights: A non-invasive bio-marker has been developed to identify patients with antibody-mediated kidney rejection symptoms caused after transplants Identification could be done t...

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Fluoride can Cause Liver and Kidney Damage in Teenagers

Fluoride can Cause Liver and Kidney Damage in Teenagers

Highlights : Excess fluoride in drinking water can cause kidney and liver damage in adolescents and if there is pre-existing liver or kidney disease, these children tend...

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New Hydration Sensor Device Improves Dialysis Outcomes

New Hydration Sensor Device Improves Dialysis Outcomes

Highlights: A new portable sensor device has been developed to measure hydration levels accurately The noninvasive device can help patients with kidney diseas...

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Initiating Dialysis With Higher Kidney Function may Pose Death Risk in Children

Initiating Dialysis With Higher Kidney Function may Pose Death Risk in Children

Highlights: In recent years, dialysis for children have been started at higher levels of kidney function Children with higher kidney function at dialysis commencemen...

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Organ Donation Drive in India Led by Youngsters

Organ Donation Drive in India Led by Youngsters

Highlights: About 60 percent of India’s organ donation pledges are from youth between 18 and 30 years of age Similarly, 80 percent of the country’s deceased do...

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Hypertension May Pose Health Risks to Older Kidney Donors

Hypertension May Pose Health Risks to Older Kidney Donors

Highlights: Older living kidney donors with hypertension have a higher risk of developing kidney failure through 15 years after donation However, hypertension ...

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Wearing Medical-alert Bracelets may Help Chronic Kidney Patients

Wearing Medical-alert Bracelets may Help Chronic Kidney Patients

Highlights: Medical-alert accessories lower the risk of kidney failure in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients No significant differences were found in hospitalizati...

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World Hypertension Day – ‘Know Your Numbers’

World Hypertension Day – ‘Know Your Numbers’

Highlights : World Hypertension Day (WHD), observed annually across the world on 17 th May, aims to raise public awareness about this modern epidemic silent...

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