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World Kidney Day: Céline has been waiting 3 years for a new…
An autoimmune disease causes her kidneys to stop working. The diagnosis was made three years ago. “I wasn’t aware of it. The symptoms are very vague: I was very tired,…
These kidney patients also looked for a donor via Facebook, that’s how they are now
Searching for a complete stranger donor who is willing to donate a kidney to you seems like an impossible task. Yet it has not stopped kidney patients Dénis, Sandra and…
Search for a donor kidney yourself on Facebook: ‘More or less accepted’
Living with kidney disease is extremely difficult. The waiting list for a donor kidney is long, which is why some kidney patients start looking for one themselves. They often use…
José (70) searches for a new kidney via Facebook: ‘I will take anything’
José Lodge from Overlangel has only one kidney, and it is functioning increasingly poorly. Slowly but surely she becomes sicker and her world becomes smaller. A new kidney is vital.…
They discover the relationship between a pesticide widely used in Spain and kidney failure
Over the past two decades, tens of thousands of people living in rural Sri Lanka have been affected by a renal insufficiency, known as CKDu, due to causes that seemed…
Another advantage of Ozempic: it protects our kidneys. Will fewer people now need kidney dialysis?
Ozempic is increasingly living up to its name as a miracle drug. New research shows that the diabetes drug also protects our kidneys. How exactly does that work? And could…
Besties: Marianne gave a kidney to her friend Rieke, “The jackpot is in my stomach”
Rieke and Marianne from Diemen were colleagues, but are now best friends and even call each other sisters. “When I started kidney dialysis, I automatically ended up on the donor…
Léonie donated a kidney to her mother and her father makes music about it
Léonie from Cuijk donated her kidney to her sick mother. To reflect on this, father Marcel Siebers wrote a special piece of music for the carillon. And that piece can…
Kidney dialysis center in Diksmuide opens its doors: ‘First step towards outpatient clinic’
Kidney dialysis center in Diksmuide opens its doors: ‘First step towards outpatient clinic’ “In fact, the patients here are getting noticeably older than in the rest of the country. And…
Breakthrough in Artificial Kidney Research: Scientists Develop Implant to Replace Kidney Dialysis | medical
A group of scientists at the University of San Francisco in California has developed a device that can mimic key kidney functions, such as balancing body fluids and releasing hormones…