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Mayo Clinic Q&A: Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Now what?

As you know, kidneys remove waste and fluids from the body through urination. With chronic kidney disease, kidney function is gradually lost. End-stage renal failure is when dialysis or a kidney ...
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Mayo Clinic Q&A: What to know about kidney disease

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family ...
EurekAlert!

Mayo Clinic surgeon: Living kidney donation, medical advances help patients avoid dialysis

ROCHESTER, Minnesota — The traditional way to treat people with advanced kidney disease has been to use dialysis to remove waste from the blood while patients wait several years for kidneys from ...
EurekAlert!

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Living kidney donation may be option for those with type 2 diabetes

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was surprised to learn that even though I have type 2 diabetes, I could possibly be a candidate to donate a kidney to my husband who has end-stage kidney disease. Would donating a ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Mayo Clinic backs AI diagnostics company that scans retina for cardiac, kidney disease

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is among the backers of artificial intelligence-enabled diagnostics company Mediwhale, which closed on a $9 million series A funding round April 18. The startup is ...
The Union Democrat

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Now what?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have high blood pressure and was just diagnosed as having chronic kidney disease. I am disheartened by this news, but I also am determined to do more to improve my health. I know I ...