14-Year-Old Girl In UK Diagnosed With End-Stage Kidney Failure After Flu Symptoms

14 Sep 2024

A 14-year-old girl named Lilly, who had been experiencing flu-like symptoms for three months, has been diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure, a condition usually seen in older individuals. The news came as a profound shock to her family. Her father, Christopher, described it as "every parent's worst nightmare," expressing uncertainty...

Lower risk of Kidney Stones via diabetes medications: Study

01 Feb 2024

Kidney stones are becoming increasingly common globally. Type 2 diabetes is related to an increased risk of kidney stones but various forms of treatment of this condition may potentially decrease the risk of kidney stones. The researchers at Mass General Brigham found out that using sodium-glucose contratransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors...

Global kidney disease crisis linked to diabetes and hypertension

26 Dec 2023

Chronic kidney disease has become a major cause of global morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Its prevalence is approximately 800 per million of our population, out of which, 150 to 200 per million have advanced renal failure. The most common cause of kidney diseases in our country is diabetes...

Indonesia discovers medicines containing ingredients linked to fatal kidney injury in children

20 Oct 2022

Some medicinal syrups available in Indonesia contained ingredients linked to fatal acute kidney injury (AKI) in children, according to the country's health minister, as the country investigates an increase in cases and 99 child deaths this year. Indonesia has temporarily banned the sale of all syrup-based medications and is closely...

This year, 99 children in Indonesia have died in acute kidney injury

19 Oct 2022

A health ministry official said on Wednesday that nearly 100 children in Indonesia have died from acute kidney injury (AKI) so far this year, as a team of experts investigates the rise in cases. The increase in fatalities coincides with the Gambia's government's investigation into the deaths of 70 children...