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A patient’s take on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) & the treatment options

Kidney disease –  a full circle by Malathi Venkatesan The last few decades have witnessed rapid advances in our understanding of kidney diseases, the extent of its burden, it causes and available treatment options. At the same time, this understanding has also highlighted how stark the reality of this disease is; how we’ve only scraped […]

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World Kidney Day: The Basics of Kidney Diseases

Kidney is one of the major excretory organs of the body. It cleans the blood by filtering out extra water and wastes. The kidneys produce hormones (erythropoietin) that help form red blood cells and those which keep the bones strong. The kidneys receive about 1300 ml of blood per minute i.e 26% of cardiac output. […]