Wife donates Kidney to Husband!
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by Dr John
8M ago
 Well, this man certainly made the right choice when he proposed to his partner 25 years ago!Donna Creed gave her kidney to her husband Darren who was suffering from polycystic kidney disease. When his medical problems got worse over the 12 years since being diagnosed, he was advised to look for a donor and started with family members. But amazingly, it was his wife who turned out to be a match ..read more
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Footballer player's fund donates £250,000 to Kidney Charity
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by Dr John
8M ago
 While on holiday, famous England footballer Andy Cole was infected with a virus that attacked his kidneys. In 2015 this superb athlete suffered kidney failure and his life was at risk. In 2017 he received a transplant kidney from his nephew. This set of life-changing events inspired him to set up a fund and to donate £250,000 to charity to further research into kidney disease and associated ..read more
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Older patients found to do better with long dialysis sesions
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by Dr John
1y ago
At first glance most people would say they would prefer short dialysis treatment sessions. But a recent research paper says that for older people, a longer session increases how long they will survive with the disease.This was a retrospective cohort study of people who first commenced thrice-weekly haemodialysis aged ≥65 years, reported to the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant ..read more
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NICE Recommends three treatments for Covid-19
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by Dr John
1y ago
A direct quote from the source articlePeople at highest risk of developing severe disease include those who are immunosuppressed (for example, as a result of chemotherapy or having had an organ transplant), or who have other conditions such as heart disease, respiratory disease, diabetes, or neurological conditions.The draft guidance means  they will have access to treatments taken either at home ..read more
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Covid-19 and Kidney Damage
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by Dr John
3y ago
 In a worrying report, research shows that Covid-19 can lead to kidney damage. Covid-19 has been studied a great deal during the pandemic and researchers are finding evidence that it cause a whole host of problems, including acute renal failure. Research reported here gives you the technical details - for those with the deep medical knowledge, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) has been ..read more
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Get on Your Bike!
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by Dr John
3y ago
A recent news report (April 2021) claims that cycling during dialysis could dramatically improve the heart health of patients with kindey failure, and lead to significant savings for the UK's NHS.Yes, cycling DURING dialysis. Okay, on a specially adapted bicycle during regular dialysis sessions. Not going out on the road with a dialysis machine strapped to your bac!The research was carried out by ..read more
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AI powered tool hailed as major diagnostic advance
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by Dr John
4y ago
The analysis tool, called KidneyIntelX has been developed by RenalytixAI and is expected to be launched in the middle of this year. It is described as a major break-through in this news article. It should help decide what treatment is best for a patient and whether they need medicine, dialysis or a transplant. So how does this sort of tool work? It's basically similar to those telephone systems ..read more
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American Kidney Fund Helping People
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by Dr John
4y ago
There were a lot of people getting transplants in America in 2019. Over 24,000 in fact. And not everyone has insurance or funds to cover a transplant. But then there's the American Kidney Fund... According to this article from Yahoo! the AKF gave grants to 1,400 people to receive kidney transplants and post-transplant care. More than 60% of the people receiving these grants were from racial and ..read more
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Similar Survival Rates Found for Different Dialysis Modes
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by Dr John
4y ago
Is one form of dialysis better than another? Should you always opt for one particular type of dialysis? This is something every patient wonders about when told they will have to have dialysis. The trouble is when you are first told you need dialysis, you probably have not considered the options until that very moment. And you wonder if you might make the wrong choice. A recent bit of research ..read more
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Do hemodialysis patients need a blood test every month?
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by Dr John
4y ago
Recent research suggests not necessarily.  Routine monthly blood testing for prevalent patients on hemodialysis (HD) is not associated with a lower risk of death, hyperkalemia, cardiovascular (CV) events, or hospitalization compared with blood testing every 6 weeks, according to a new study.Among incident patients on HD, monthly testing was associated with an increased risk of hyperkalemia, CV ..read more
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