Tag: #CKD
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Kidney disease linked to higher death risk for Covid-19 patients: Study
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP):Researchers have found that there is much higher risk of mortality faced by Covid-19 patients in intensive care, who have chronic kidney disease (CKD), or those who develop new (acute) kidney injury (AKI). CKD is a type of kidney disease in which kidney function declines over a period of months to years,…
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Study suggests ‘Chronic’ kidney cases on the rise
Study suggests that chronic kidney disease is on the rise since the last three decades. Scientists believe that the global rate of people dying due to kidney disease has seen an alarming rise in the last twenty-seven years, nearly three decades. While, most of such deaths caused by kidney issues in the past were preventable,…