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Baylor College of Medicine experts Dr. David Sheikh-Hamad and Dr. Rajeev Raghavan explain the risks and effects of coronavirus on the kidneys.

From The Labs

CSI-style scientific investigation finds answers for Mesoamerican Nephropathy

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020kidney 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.

Policywise

Evaluating new efforts to revamp kidney care

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019Center 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

Policywise

Barriers to employment for dialysis patients

January 19, 2018January 18, 2018Dialysis, 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

Momentum

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

November 22, 2017Dr. 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

Momentum

On the path to solving a medical mystery in Nicaragua

May 9, 2017May 12, 2017Dr. 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