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High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease
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...
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Historic Milestone: World Health Assembly Adopts First-Ever Kidney Health Resolution
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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Holly Mansell | The University of Saskatchewan
2023 - 2025 $120,000 Transplantation, Patient Care Individualizing Pediatric Kidney Transplant Education with HELP (the Health Education and Learning Platform) Lay Abstract Kidney transplant is the best therapy for children with end stage kidney disease. However, many families need more education...
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Your input can power breakthroughs in kidney disease prevention, earlier diagnosis, and treatments. Quick links to some of our most popular topics: Programs & Services | Kidney Health Resources | Risk Assessment Tool 1 in 10 Canadians have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), but despite its prevalence,...
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Home Hemodialysis Utility Grant Program (HUG)
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...
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Home Hemodialysis Utility Grant Program (HUG)
The Home Hemodialysis Utility Grant (HUG) Program is a program funded by the Alberta Ministry of Hospital and Surgical Health Services and administered by The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Northern Alberta & The Territories and Southern Alberta Branches. The program reimburses patients for the...
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