3 d. ago Kids get diseases like lupus, too. As researchers hunt better treatments, this camp brings joy

It may sound surprising but kids can get diseases like lupus and arthritis, too, when their immune system mistakenly attacks their own body

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3 d. ago Alabama rot: Urgent warning for dog owners over deadly virus with 90% of cases reported in winter

The UK has seen a total of 330 confirmed cases of the skin-legion causing disease, which whilst rare can sometimes lead to fatal kidney failure

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8 d. ago Scots family had to bring camp bed in for pensioner during 14

George Morris, 83, feared he had potential sepsis, when he attended Hairmyres Hospital.

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9 d. ago High blood pressure rates in children nearly doubled in 20 years, global review finds

Poor diet, inactivity and obesity believed to have caused hypertension for millions of under-19s around the worldThe rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled because of a toxic combination of unhealthy diets, mass inactivity and soaring levels of obesity, according to the largest review of its kind.Experts said 114 million children who have developed hypertension even before reaching adulthood were facing potentially deadly and lifelong harm, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and a myriad of serious health complications. Continue reading...

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1 week ago My daily energy drink habit landed me in the hospital with severe organ damage

A 21-year-old man in Turkey suffered a severe and potentially deadly disease after following a bizarre habit to try to prepare for an upcoming race, doctors warned in a medical journal.

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2 w. ago Chronic kidney disease has more than DOUBLED since 1990 to 800 million, experts discover: 'It's a growing global health crisis'

The condition, which causes the kidneys to gradually stop working, is already thought to contribute to 45,000 deaths in the UK alone.

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2 w. ago The top 10 causes of death worldwide – scientists warn of new entry that ‘silently’ kills 1.5million every year

A DISEASE that often shows no symptoms until it is dangerously advanced has entered the world’s top 10 causes of death, US scientists say. Around 788 million people worldwide now have chronic kidney disease (CKD), more than double the number three decades ago, new figures reveal. That means more than 1 in 10 adults are...

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2 w. ago DR ELLIE CANNON: The 4 things you MUST do to help combat kidney disease

A reader writes: The only symptoms I've experienced are weight loss and some lower back pain. My doctor said all I need to do is drink more water.

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3 w. ago Scot celebrates kidney transplant to save brother after anniversary treatment

Harry Wilson said it was an instant decision to save his brother Gordon Wilson after he was diagnosed with kidney disease.

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3 w. ago Man saves brother’s life with transplant after dialysis struggle

The retired plumber said he would have donated his kidney no matter the risk

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3 w. ago ‘DeepSeek is humane. Doctors are more like machines’: my mother’s worrying reliance on AI for health advice

Tired of a two-day commute to see her overworked doctor, my mother turned to tech for help with her kidney disease. She bonded with the bot so much I was scared she would refuse to see a real medicThis essay was originally published on Rest of worldEvery few months, my mother, a 57-year-old kidney transplant patient who lives in a small city in eastern China, embarks on a two-day journey to see her doctor. She fills her backpack with a change of clothes, a stack of medical reports and a few boiled eggs to snack on. Then, she takes a 90-minute ride on a high-speed train and checks into a hotel in the eastern metropolis of Hangzhou.At 7am the next day, she lines up with hundreds of others to get her blood taken in a long hospital hall that buzzes like a crowded marketplace. In the afternoon, when the lab results arrive, she makes her way to a specialist’s clinic. She gets about three minutes with the doctor. Maybe five, if she’s lucky. He skims the lab reports and quickly types a new ...

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