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A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

When waste builds up in your system because your kidneys aren’t filtering it out, it can start to mess with other parts of ...

Dr. Soma Mandal, a board-certified internist at Summit Health in New Providence, New Jersey, says that getting a CBC test is ...

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Smartphone-based home screening significantly boosts chronic kidney disease (CKD) diagnosis and follow-up care, enhancing ...

In this Case Study, Hernandez and colleagues reinforce several salient points relating to the management of HIV-seropositive patients with renal disease, highlighting the importance of kidney biopsy.

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