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Medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 days ago

A silent immune attack on the kidney could be treated by new drugs, if it can be found early

IgA nephropathy is an autoimmune kidney disease affecting up to 40 percent of patients with eventual dialysis or transplant needs, but emerging precision therapies can preserve kidney function if diagnosed early.
Health
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 days ago

How does kidney disease actually work?

Kidneys filter approximately 150 quarts of blood daily through millions of nephrons, removing waste while retaining essential nutrients, salts, and water necessary for cellular function and survival.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

I am one of 22,000 Gaza patients waiting in desperation for evacuation

Like thousands of other sick and wounded Palestinians, I am slowly dying, trapped between a devastated health system and a heavily restricted border. As I write these lines, I am receiving treatment at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for kidney disease. Actually, I don't know whether what I am receiving can actually be termed treatment or if it is only an attempt to postpone the inevitable.
World news
Public health
fromScienceDaily
2 months ago

A little-known health syndrome may affect nearly everyone

Nearly 90% of U.S. adults have CKM risk factors linking heart, kidney, and metabolic problems, raising risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart failure.
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#nick-mangold
fromNewsday
4 months ago
National Football League

Former Jets center Nick Mangold dies at 41, less than two weeks after announcing he had kidney disease

fromwww.amny.com
4 months ago
National Football League

Nick Mangold, Jets legend, dead at 41 due to complications from kidney disease | amNewYork

fromNewsday
4 months ago
National Football League

Former Jets center Nick Mangold dies at 41, less than two weeks after announcing he had kidney disease

fromwww.amny.com
4 months ago
National Football League

Nick Mangold, Jets legend, dead at 41 due to complications from kidney disease | amNewYork

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Public health
fromwww.dw.com
5 months ago

Ghana's long battle to secure safe organ transplants DW 10/07/2025

Ghana faces critical organ transplant and eye-care shortages: prohibitively expensive kidney transplants, limited dialysis and corneal surgery, and no legal organ-donation framework.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
5 months ago

'Someone will die today waiting for a donor organ'

Over 12,000 people in the UK, including more than 800 in London, died waiting for organ transplants in the past decade.
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fromNature
10 months ago

Can NIH-funded research on racism and health survive Trump's cuts?

It begs the question, what does DEI mean to the issuers of this notice? Does it mean the term 'structural racism'? Does it mean 'Black Americans'? Does it mean that we can no longer do rigorous science to really understand why the devastating burden of health disparities exist in this country and around the globe?
Social justice
fromHypebae
10 months ago

Suni Lee Opens up About Joining NYC's Fashion World

Moving to New York has been a big adjustment, but also getting into the fashion world has been so surreal. This is the first time I've really taken a break from gymnastics.
NYC LGBT
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