1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (390+ words) Kidney disease ends here. With the support of a £40,000 Kidney Research UK Start-Up Grant, Mrs Rosemary Dempsey, lead paediatric renal pharmacist at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust will investigate how pharmacy teams can support young people with kidney problems…...

1+ day, 34+ min ago   (1566+ words) Kidney disease ends here. Fiona Maclachlan, 35, and Stephanie Lewis, 30, have more in common than most friends. Both have undergone kidney and pancreas transplants after diabetes led to kidney failure – and now, despite Stephanie being back on dialysis following complications, they…...

1+ day, 34+ min ago   (890+ words) Kidney disease ends here. The father-of-three from Stirling will be joined by his wife Amanda, their family and friends. He says: "We've already raised half of our £2,000 target. I'm not usually the volunteering type, but I wanted to take part…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (451+ words) Kidney disease ends here. Many patients living with kidney failure often rely on haemodialysis. This is a way of replacing some of the functions of the kidney by using a machine to filter and clean the blood. Treatment often involves…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (316+ words) Kidney disease ends here. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is when your kidneys suddenly stop working properly. Although AKI is usually temporary, it is a serious condition which can have longer lasting effects on your health, including your kidney function. One…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (811+ words) Kidney disease ends here. A kidney transplant recipient who spent ten years on dialysis, is now dedicating her time to spare others from a lifetime of challenging treatments. Hilaria Asumu, from Manchester, has made it her mission to raise awareness…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (211+ words) Kidney disease ends here. Matthew, Simon and the team then looked at whether a blood test could be used to predict the health of the tiny blood vessels in patients. In a group of pregnant patients, who donated blood samples…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (470+ words) Kidney disease ends here. Professor Matthew Reeves from University College London has been awarded a £115,000 Professor Michael Nicholson PhD studentship to develop new ways of making vaccines for human cytomegalovirus (CMV), to protect kidney transplant patients. Professor Matthew Reeves and…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (943+ words) Kidney disease ends here. Staffordshire mum, Holly Action, was unexpectedly diagnosed with kidney disease at the age of just 28, she was thrown into an unfamiliar world of chronic illness and treatments. It was overwhelming. Now 32, she says: “I remember crying…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (569+ words) Kidney disease ends here. Four-year-old Liverpudlian, Theo Ofoegbu, who lives with Down’s Syndrome, has already faced more health issues than most. A severe heart condition and an acute kidney injury (AKI) have meant much of his early life has been…...