Chagas disease (also known as American trypanosomiasis)
Key factsMore than 7 million people worldwide, mostly in Latin America, are estimated to be infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite...
Disease
Tirzepatide benefits people with obesity, kidney disease and heart failure
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The drug tirzepatide improved kidney function and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with obesity and heart failure...
Association between COVID-19 and the development of chronic kidney disease in patients without initial acute kidney injury
Patient selectionOf the 156,386,048 patients in 133 TriNetX healthcare organizations, 34,764,412 patients aged ≥ 18 years visited healthcare facilities at least twice...
Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes
For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the...
Kidney function after nonmyeloablative hematopoietic cell transplant for sickle cell disease
Ataga KI, Saraf SL, Derebail VK. The nephropathy of sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2022;18:361–77.Article ...
Suni Lee Shares Exclusive Essay On Her Battle With Kidney Disease
I was probably on the highest of highs. I had just finished competing at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, bringing...
