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kidney disease

From The Labs 

CSI-style scientific investigation finds answers for Mesoamerican Nephropathy

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments kidney disease, Mesoamerican Nephropathy, nickel toxicity, Research

Baylor-led study leads to public health strategies resulting in the first-ever downward trend in Mesoamerican Nephropathy in two decades.

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Policywise 

Evaluating new efforts to revamp kidney care

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dialysis, Dr. Kevin Furman Erickson, kidney disease, Transplant

Chronic kidney disease affects more than 30 million adults in the United States. Each year, 100,000 patients transition to the most advanced stage of kidney

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Policywise 

Barriers to employment for dialysis patients

January 19, 2018January 18, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments Dialysis, Dr. Kevin Furman Erickson, Employment, health policy, kidney disease, Renal Disease

Jobs are central to many of our political conversations. Measures like the unemployment rate are good indicators of the overall health of our economy, and

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Momentum 

‘SONG’ Initiative gives kidney disease patients a voice in their treatment

November 22, 2017 Momentum 0 Comments Dr. Sreedhar Mandayam, Healthcare, Julia Bernstein, kidney disease, nephrology

Living with a chronic condition like kidney disease can be difficult and for some patients, it can be hard to speak up when it comes

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On the path to solving a medical mystery in Nicaragua

May 9, 2017May 12, 2017 Momentum 0 Comments Dr. Kristy Murray, Dr. Rebecca Fischer, Dr. Sreedhar Mandayam, Julia Bernstein, kidney disease, nephrology, nicaragua, Tropical medicine

Recently, doctors from all over the world convened in Mexico at the World Congress of Nephrology, organized by the International Society of Nephrologists, to discuss

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