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Mayo Clinic Minute: Game-changing treatment for chronic kidney disease could slow down progression of the disease

Game-changing treatment for chronic kidney dise...

About 15% of adults in the U.S. are estimated to have chronic kidney disease — that's about 37 million people. What if those people could be treated with medication that could slow...

Game-changing treatment for chronic kidney dise...

About 15% of adults in the U.S. are estimated to have chronic kidney disease — that's about 37 million people. What if those people could be treated with medication that could slow...

Having no #gallbladder places an extra load on the #kidneys and is cause for great concern

No gallbladder = extra load on kidneys and is c...

Did you know? Having your gallbladder removed affects your kidneys and so much more. Had no idea until almost 2 years after my gallbladder was removed how that has affected...

No gallbladder = extra load on kidneys and is c...

Did you know? Having your gallbladder removed affects your kidneys and so much more. Had no idea until almost 2 years after my gallbladder was removed how that has affected...

Myth: Transplants are a permanent cure for #kidneydisease

Myth: Transplants are a permanent cure for CKD

Myth:  Transplants are a permanent cure for kidney disease.  Fact:   Most kidney transplants can last for many years, but often people will need more than one kidney transplant in their...

Myth: Transplants are a permanent cure for CKD

Myth:  Transplants are a permanent cure for kidney disease.  Fact:   Most kidney transplants can last for many years, but often people will need more than one kidney transplant in their...

Dialysis in progress - image by Dan from United Kingdom - Flickr.com - image description page, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=341039

Dialysis - invented 1943 (80-year old technology)

Hemodialysis, also spelled haemodialysis, or simply dialysis, is a process of purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally. This type of dialysis achieves the extracorporeal...

Dialysis - invented 1943 (80-year old technology)

Hemodialysis, also spelled haemodialysis, or simply dialysis, is a process of purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally. This type of dialysis achieves the extracorporeal...

Protective Effects of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa) and Its Bioactive Constituent, Thymoquinone against Kidney Injury: An Aspect on Pharmacological Insights

Protective Effects of Black Cumin (Nigella sati...

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide, and a close association between acute kidney injury (AKI) and CKD has recently been identified. Black cumin (Nigella sativa) has...

Protective Effects of Black Cumin (Nigella sati...

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide, and a close association between acute kidney injury (AKI) and CKD has recently been identified. Black cumin (Nigella sativa) has...

3 MISTAKES People Make Trying To HEAL AUTOIMMUNE Disease | Mark Hyman, MD

Autoimmune Disease

Autoimmune disease is at the core of most chronic illness. It's a signal that the barrier between us and the outside world is broken. Women are more prone to autoimmune...

Autoimmune Disease

Autoimmune disease is at the core of most chronic illness. It's a signal that the barrier between us and the outside world is broken. Women are more prone to autoimmune...