High blood pressure (also called hypertension) may cause chronic kidney disease. The reverse is also true: chronic kidney disease frequently causes high blood pressure.
High blood pressure damages the small blood vessels that deliver blood to the kidneys’ filters. Long-standing, untreated high blood...
In a landmark moment for global health, the World Health Assembly (WHA78) has adopted its first ever resolution focused exclusively on kidney health. The resolution, titled “Reducing the burden of noncommunicable diseases through the promotion of kidney health and strengthening prevention and...
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Individualizing Pediatric Kidney Transplant Education with HELP (the Health Education and Learning Platform)
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Kidney transplant is the best therapy for children with end stage kidney disease. However, many families need more education...
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The HUG program reduces the financial pressures experienced by home dialysis patients by reimbursing them for the extra utility costs—such as increased power and water bills—that come with dialyzing at home. Each recipient of the HUG Program will receive $1,300 annually, distributed in quarterly...