Health Awareness
Kidney Health 2021
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How you can make a difference to those with kidney disease
The continued commitment to awareness and research from individuals and organisations is helping to improve the lives of those living with kidney disease. An article about diabetes and kidney disease published in the Kidney International Reports Journal describes how a new marker in the urine might be more sensitive than traditional markers in the detection...
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Researchers are hopeful on potential new kidney treatments
Thanks to ongoing research and clinical trials, promising new therapies are being evaluated for a kidney condition that affects young adults. A debilitating kidney condition with no approved treatment is striking young adults. IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a progressive autoimmune disease which affects kidney function and results in up to half of patients developing ESRD...
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Tackling the burden of chronic kidney disease
*Edited by AstraZeneca People living with underlying health conditions and those from minority ethnic groups face an increased risk from chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a long-term condition where the kidneys do not work effectively. It can pose a silent risk to people with underlying cardiovascular conditions, from ethnic minorities and lower...
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Ground-breaking fistula procedure helps mum get life back
Mother-of-three, Tracy Cockayne, shares her experience of how a ground-breaking fistula procedure gave her a new lease of life after suffering kidney failure after childbirth. After giving birth prematurely to her youngest son, Tracy Cockayne suffered a post-partum haemorrhage and multiple organ failure. Finding herself in the Intensive Care Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital...
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World Kidney Day 2021 – Living well with kidney disease
Recent studies highlight the staggering prevalence of kidney diseases worldwide, with over 860 million people affected. Kidney diseases are some of the most common conditions in the world. The number of people affected globally is even more profound and impactful when we appreciate the complexities of conditions that accompany kidney diseases, including high blood pressure,...
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Kidney cancer: We need to talk about how we’re feeling
The International Kidney Cancer Coalition’s (IKCC) 2018 global patient survey found that 96% of kidney cancer respondents experienced psychosocial issues including anxiety and fear. Approximately half of people don’t talk about their issues with family, friends or their health team. A kidney cancer diagnosis can have a profound effect on the lives of patients, leaving...
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Improving access to healthcare with technology
For years the kidney community has been developing, and working towards, the implementation of technology and tools that will benefit kidney patients and improve access and ease of care. In response to COVID-19, many technologies for kidney care have been rapidly introduced as a necessity to allow health care to continue when physical contact was...
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Pandemic worsens inequalities in kidney care
The severe impact of COVID-19 on the kidney community and the results of growing health inequalities have highlighted the need for decisive action to improve care. We have witnessed the impact of COVID-19 first-hand and how the pandemic disproportionately affected marginalised populations, aggravating existing inequalities for patients with kidney disease. Rallying together as a community,...
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New approach boosts kidney patient care
A new approach to dialysis access is a big step forward in the care of kidney patients. To enable patients to undergo kidney dialysis – where machinery cleanses their blood three times a week – surgeons create a fistula, an ‘abnormal’ connection between two veins in the arm to facilitate the process. The fistula joint,...
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Supporting kidney patients through the pandemic
Whilst most of the general population saw freedoms last summer, many kidney patients were unable to come out of their isolation and we know this has had a huge impact on physical and mental wellbeing. Many people with kidney disease would not like to think of themselves as being extremely vulnerable; but as part of...
