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[kid-nee] / ˈkɪd ni /






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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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