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African-Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes ‘at higher risk of kidney disease’

Ethnicity is a risk factor in people with type 1 diabetes developing kidney disease, a study suggests. The findings also indicate that people of African-Caribbean heritage living with diabetes have nearly a 60% greater risk of advanced kidney ...

31 Aug 2022 at 21:00

Scotland

Milestone for kidney patients with new drug to be made available in Scotland

A new drug that is the first new treatment in almost 20 years for those with chronic kidney disease is to be made available on the NHS in Scotland, in what has been hailed as an “important milestone”. The Scottish Medicines Consortium ...

09 May 2022 at 18:25

Blood test ‘may predict heart disease risk for people with type 2 diabetes’

A simple blood test may be able to predict the risk of heart and kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study has suggested. Researchers have found high levels of four biomarkers – biological signposts – are strongly ...

21 Aug 2023 at 19:00

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Dad with ‘silent killer’ disease who had double organ transplant during Covid says it was like ‘sci-fi horror film’

A father who underwent a life-saving double organ transplant during the Covid-19 pandemic which felt like a “sci-fi horror film” as surgeons wore hazmat suits and oxygen masks has said he is excited to “participate in life again” ...

29 Sept 2023 at 12:53

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Leitrim volunteers for the IKA remerge after a 4 years hiatus and mark World Kidney Day

The Irish Kidney Association and the HSE National Renal Office (NRO) are coming together to raise awareness about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) on World Kidney Day, March 14. With statistics revealing that 1 in 10 people of the ...

13 Mar 2024 at 12:33

‘Virtual reality could help ease cancer patients’ pain’

Virtual reality (VR) could help ease pain and distress among cancer patients, a new study suggests. And the benefits of VR could also potentially help people with a number of other long-term conditions, academics have said. ...

16 Oct 2023 at 23:30

Health

Diabetic HR manager who was nicknamed ‘sugar boy’ at school and felt ‘shame’ wants to break stigma around condition

A senior HR manager, who was given the nickname “sugar boy” at school due to his type 1 diabetes and felt “embarrassment and shame” as a result of the way his peers treated him, has said he wants to break the diabetes ...

07 Feb 2023 at 07:00

Cell mapping: ‘Atlas’ aims to shed light on kidney diseases

Scientists have created the most comprehensive “atlas” of the human kidney with the aim of understanding more about how diseases progress in the organ. Constructed by US researchers, it is made up of single-cell maps ...

19 Jul 2023 at 16:46

Family

Mum whose son died after doctors failed to monitor salt levels calls on Government to intervene after ‘gross failure’

A heartbroken mother whose 24-year-old son died after doctors failed to monitor his salt levels has branded his death “avoidable and unforgivable” and is campaigning for the Government to investigate preventable ...

21 May 2024 at 06:30

Scotland

Kidney disease research boosted with ‘shining example of collaboration’

Clinical trials to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease are set to be strengthened by a partnership between industry and the Scottish Government. Health Secretary Neil Gray said the research aims to ...

26 Jul 2024 at 10:10

Calls for adoption of action plan on disease affecting one in 10 Scots

A group of clinicians and patients has called on the Government at Holyrood to adopt a “Scotland-wide focus” on chronic kidney disease (CKD), saying as many as 600,000 Scots are now thought to be living with ...

07 Nov 2024 at 13:40

Popular diabetes and obesity drugs also protect kidneys, study suggests

25 Nov 2024 at 23:30

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