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kidney

[kid-nee] / ˈkɪd ni /






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The vaccine is already being studied in cancers like kidney and lung and the companies are considering other tumor types.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Symptoms of lupus include muscle and joint pain, fever, rashes, chest pain, hair loss, kidney problems, fatigue and more.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

He had been living in Wiltshire until he discovered he had kidney cancer, had a kidney removed and moved back to Cornwall for what he called a "better, nicer pace of life".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

In addition to helping control blood sugar and manage weight, GLP-1 medications can reduce the risks of certain cardiovascular and kidney problems.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Maybe they’re having, like, kidney failure in there.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

It’s naturally produced in our liver, kidneys and pancreas and comes from the amino acids arginine, glycine and methionine — the “building blocks of protein.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

In the kidneys, LPC70 appears to suppress signaling changes associated with hypertension.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Riley's brain fluid had left the hospital staff "concerned" and his lungs and kidneys had also stopped working.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

He added: "I thought this lady needs one of my kidneys more than I need two of them."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Here was God’s plenty, all right, he thought bitterly as he stared—liver, lungs, kidneys, ribs, stomach and bits of the stewed tomatoes Snowden had eaten that day for lunch.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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