Kidney Disease

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Freddie Jackson, kidney disease, Black kidney disease rates, kidney disease treatments, kidney disease rates, theGrio.com
September 6, 2024
Singer Freddie Jackson is “shining light” on kidney disease as Black Americans are three times more likely to develop the…
July 3, 2022
Compared to whites, a study says Black patients are more likely to develop further complications if they have type 2…
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April 24, 2022
An inmate is seeking legal recourse after being denied early release due to a kidney disease formula that adjusts diagnoses…
March 13, 2022
Exodus Simmons, son of late rapper DMX, is living with stage 3 chronic kidney disease according to his mother, Desiree…
Tia Winbush and Susan Ellis, theGrio.com
July 5, 2021
Tia Wimbush and Susan Ellis found out that their husbands were suffering from kidney disease and both men were in…
Tiranda Plummer Jackson State University thegrio.com
April 29, 2021
Tiranda Plummer is a Jackson State University student and Sonic Boom of the South member seeking a life-changing kidney transplant.
October 6, 2018
Tina Turner reveals in her upcoming memoir that she has had a stroke, intestinal cancer and a transplanted kidney from…
March 13, 2016
Princess Shyngle took to Instagram on Friday to post images of herself in the hospital being treated for a kidney…
November 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The reality is, feeling tired, sudden vision changes, increased thirst, and frequent urination are classic symptoms of…
March 20, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Mark Dodd, an alumnus of the illustrious Morehouse College, has transformed his pain into purpose.
December 24, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - As Christmas approaches, one family celebrates the gift a daughter gave to her ailing mother: a kidney...
October 24, 2011
In a new study, diabetes appears to dramatically increase a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other types of…
August 12, 2011
NBC 5 anchor/reporter, Kristi Nelson, is telling her touching, personal story of donating a kidney to her mother during a…
May 20, 2011
VIDEO - All the surgeries were successful, and the donors and recipients met for the first time at the hospital…
May 10, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Donated kidneys from black donors don't last as long as those from non-black donors, and new research…
January 2, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Spending nine hours a week in a dialysis chair watching her blood filter through a large machine…
December 29, 2010
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has suspended the life sentences of two sisters convicted in 1994 for…
August 3, 2010
African-Americans are four times as likely to have kidney disease as Caucasians, and a recent study from Harvard University may…