kidney
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Franklin learned she had kidney disease in her 20s when a new primary-care doctor saw that her blood pressure was chronically high and sent her to a nephrologist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
We later showed one of the photos to a consultant in the UK, who said the scars looked consistent with the sort of incisions made during a kidney operation.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
A decade or so later, Franklin learned she had chronic kidney disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Large international studies have found that the kidney disease drug finerenone may benefit far more patients than current treatment guidelines recommend.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
“But a place is inside you—like a part of your body, don't you think? Like a liver or kidney? So how could you leave it? It sounds like big trouble to me.”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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