Heat and humidity contributed to kidney damage and disease in the San Luis Valley in Colorado between 1984 and 1998, according to our recently published work in the peer-reviewed journal…
Tag: Kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes
For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the U.S., chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people who have it are formally diagnosed. The consequences of…
Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away − a bioethicist explains why
As one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., kidney disease is a serious public health problem. The disease is particularly severe among Black Americans, who are three…
Obesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major – and sometimes lifelong – health consequences
In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed obesity at a younger age. A 2020 report found that 14.7 million children and adolescents in the…
