People with kidney disease face THREE-FOLD higher risks of dying from COVID-19 compared to healthy patients – and having heart disease or high blood pressure DOUBLES mortality risk Researchers compared hospitalized coronavirus patients with pre-existing conditions tot hose without underlying health issues Coronavirus patients with diabetes or cancer were 1.5 times more likely to die … Read more
Kidney patients are twice as likely to die from Covid in findings that show 3million people are at ‘extreme risk’ Doctors said 48 per cent of those with new kidney problems died from Covid-19 But in those who did not suffer the issue only 21 per cent succumbed to the virus As many as 372 … Read more
‘I’m blessed!’ Stevie Wonder, 70, declares he feels ’30 years younger’ 10 months after his kidney transplant surgery By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 09:08 BST, 14 October 2020 | Updated: 09:21 BST, 14 October 2020 Stevie Wonder has declared he feels ’40 right now’ following his successful kidney transplant in December 2019. The music … Read more
Princess Eugenie praises ‘super cool’ Selena Gomez for ‘showing how confident she is’ after the popstar shared a swimsuit snap revealing her kidney transplant scar Princess Eugenie, 30, shared snapshot of Selema Gomez, 28, on Instagram The Queen’s granddaughter praised singer for showing confidence with her scar Selena proudly showcased her kidney transplant scar in … Read more
Scarface suffered irreparable damage to his kidneys after contracting the novel coronavirus in March. And on Wednesday, the 49-year-old rapper, born Brad Terrence Jordan, took to Twitter to ask for ‘volunteers’ willing to donate one of their healthy kidneys to him. ‘I need a kidney y’all any volunteers? B+ blood type,’ wrote Scarface, who later … Read more
Selena Gomez proudly shows off her kidney transplant scar in swimsuit for candid new post: ‘I feel confident in who I am and what I went through’ By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 19:10 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 19:10 BST, 24 September 2020 Selena Gomez showed off her kidney transplant scar in a … Read more
An Alabama woman formerly on the state’s ‘Most Wanted’ list saved the life of a cop who threw her in jail eight years ago by donating her kidney. Jocelynn James, a recovering drug addict, reached out to former officer Terrell Potter when she saw on Facebook he was in dire need of a kidney transplant. … Read more
Broadcaster James Whale reveals he is fighting spine, kidney and brain cancers – and considered going to Dignitas when he got the diagnosis TalkRADIO star was given news two weeks ago – 20 years after his first diagnosis The 69-year-old has vowed to fight and said he wants to make it to at least 70 … Read more
More evidence has emerged that the novel coronavirus attacks and severely damages the kidneys. Nearly half of patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, at one New City Hospital suffered acute kidney injury, a new report suggests. Researchers found that, for one-fifth of those patients, the damage was so severe that they needed … Read more
Britain’s 30,000 kidney dialysis patients could soon benefit from a new operation that allows them to undergo the lifesaving treatment but spares them the permanent scar it usually leaves. The innovative procedure creates a super-strong needle access point into the body that can cope with the large amount of blood taken out during treatment – using … Read more