You have exhausted your free article views for this month. Please press the "subscribe" button below and see our introductory price of $0.10 per week for 10 weeks. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you next month.
Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading.
Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.
Thank you for reading the Tribune. If you would like to enjoy unlimited access, click the Subscribe button and select an offer. If you are already a subscriber, Register to activate your digital account.
Thank you for reading the Tribune. If you would like to enjoy unlimited access, click the Subscribe button and select an offer. If you are already a subscriber, Register to activate your digital account.
telehealth with virtual doctor appointment and online therapy session. Black doctor online conference . High quality photo
telehealth with virtual doctor appointment and online therapy session. Black doctor online conference . High quality photo
At least 783,594 adults in the United States are living with end-stage kidney disease, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It found that, from 2000 to 2019, new cases of end-stage disease increased by 42% and the number of people living with this stage of the disease (called prevalent cases) roughly doubled.
The kidneys - two fist-sized organs in your back, just below your rib cage - filter your blood, removing excess fluids and waste. Other diseases, conditions or injuries - most often diabetes or hypertension - can also damage the kidneys, leading to a gradual loss of kidney function, known as chronic kidney disease. Over time, this can advance to kidney failure or end-stage disease, meaning the kidneys can no longer work as they should. As a result, dangerous levels of fluids and wastes can build up in the body. The only available treatments are dialysis or a kidney transplant.
Dialysis most often involves connecting to an artificial kidney machine to do the filtering (called hemodialysis), but another type of dialysis (peritoneal dialysis) uses the person's abdominal lining to filter the blood inside the body. As for kidney transplants, nearly 23,000 were done in the United States in 2020, and as of March, nearly 90,000 people were on a waiting list for a kidney transplant.
About 1 in 7 U.S. adults (about 37 million people) have chronic kidney disease, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Most people, as many as 90%, the agency says, however, are not aware they have kidney disease when it is in its early stages as symptoms often do not develop until the disease becomes more advanced.
Your comment has been submitted.
There was a problem reporting this.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.
Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s pick for the Supreme Court, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee. If confirmed, she would replace retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer, becoming the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court.
We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. Let us know what's going on!
Obituaries and death notices are paid. The editorial department may decide to cover someone's passing.
Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos.
Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles.