kidney disease Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/kidney-disease/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:11:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://blogs.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2d904ab48738e474191a678dceb72b07.png kidney disease Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/kidney-disease/ 32 32 122339384 How does COVID-19 impact the kidneys? https://blogs.bcm.edu/2021/03/11/how-does-covid-19-impact-the-kidneys/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2021/03/11/how-does-covid-19-impact-the-kidneys/#respond Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:11:01 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=30172 kidney-modelBaylor College of Medicine experts Dr. David Sheikh-Hamad and Dr. Rajeev Raghavan explain the risks and effects of coronavirus on the kidneys.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2021/03/11/how-does-covid-19-impact-the-kidneys/feed/ 0 30172 CSI-style scientific investigation finds answers for Mesoamerican Nephropathy https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/12/10/from-the-labs-csi-style-scientific-investigation-finds-answers-for-mesoamerican-nephropathy/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/12/10/from-the-labs-csi-style-scientific-investigation-finds-answers-for-mesoamerican-nephropathy/#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:00:15 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=29176 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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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/12/10/from-the-labs-csi-style-scientific-investigation-finds-answers-for-mesoamerican-nephropathy/feed/ 0 29176 Evaluating new efforts to revamp kidney care https://blogs.bcm.edu/2019/07/26/evaluating-new-efforts-to-revamp-kidney-care/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2019/07/26/evaluating-new-efforts-to-revamp-kidney-care/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2019 12:45:42 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=23855 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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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2019/07/26/evaluating-new-efforts-to-revamp-kidney-care/feed/ 0 23855 Barriers to employment for dialysis patients https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/01/19/barriers-employment-dialysis-patients/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/01/19/barriers-employment-dialysis-patients/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:45:49 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=17035 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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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/01/19/barriers-employment-dialysis-patients/feed/ 0 17035 ‘SONG’ Initiative gives kidney disease patients a voice in their treatment https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/11/22/song-initiative-gives-kidney-disease-patients-voice-treatment/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/11/22/song-initiative-gives-kidney-disease-patients-voice-treatment/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:03:34 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=16700 mandayam-photoLiving 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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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/11/22/song-initiative-gives-kidney-disease-patients-voice-treatment/feed/ 0 16700 On the path to solving a medical mystery in Nicaragua https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/05/09/on-the-path-to-solving-a-medical-mystery-in-nicaragua/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/05/09/on-the-path-to-solving-a-medical-mystery-in-nicaragua/#respond Tue, 09 May 2017 12:45:02 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=15628 fischer-photoRecently, 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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