Maryland state legislators are looking to help people desperate for kidney transplants by enacting new protections for donors. The “Organ Donation — Prohibition on Discrimination by Insurer and Unpaid Leave Bill” would prevent life and disability insurers from denying or canceling living organ donors’ policies on the basis of health as a result. The bill… Read More »
Carol Williams was diagnosed with stage 2 kidney disease in 2015 and found out her donated organ was failing just months after her 2016 transplant. (Fox 5 Atlanta) A Georgia mother who said she has relied on her faith to get her through several health crises is hoping that a second donor will step forward to… Read More »
The closed cohort consisted of individuals who were seen for care both in 2004 and 2014. By definition, each participant was ten years older in 2014, therefore the prevalence of non-communicable diseases would be expected to increase, but not by as much as was observed. It consisted of 1517 people (33% women) with a median… Read More »
If you are suffering from kidney disorders, then you would surely know how important it is to prevent kidney failure. Kidneys diseases can be both permanent as well as temporary and are known as chronic and acute renal/kidney failure. The distinction between chronic and acute kidney failure: Acute renal failure is generally due to causes… Read More »