Kidney
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Health + Wellness
NBA All-Star Dwayne Wade Reveals Kidney Cancer & Surgery – BlackDoctor.org
Retired NBA superstar Dwyane Wade is recalling how a routine checkup turned into a life-changing cancer diagnosis that forced him…
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Black Breaking News
Dwyane Wade reveals 2023 partial kidney removal and cancer diagnosis: ‘I found strength in my family’
On a recent episode of his podcast, “The Why with Dwyane Wade,” NBA Hall of Famer and Miami Heat legend,…
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Health + Wellness
15 Warning Signs of Kidney Disease Black Folks Shouldn’t Ignore
Kidney disease disproportionately affects Black communities, with Black Americans nearly four times as likely to develop kidney failure compared to…
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Health + Wellness
Black Woman Makes History as First to Receive Pig Kidney Transplant
Dr. Jayme Locke, Towana Looney, and Dr. Robert Montgomery Credit: Mateo Salcedo/NYU Langone Health A Black woman from Alabama who…
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Health + Wellness
Why Black Americans Are Waiting Longer for a Kidney Transplant
While it may be common knowledge that Blacks suffer from a higher rate of kidney disease—including ESRD (i.e., end-stage renal…
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Health + Wellness
How I Faced a Rare Kidney Disease in High School and Came Out Stronger
Photo courtesy of the American Kidney Fund As a 17-year-old high school student, Emani McConnell-Brent never expected to face a…
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Black Business
Meet the Black Entrepreneur Using AI to Help People With Kidney Disease
Meet Dr. Ikenna Okezie, the mastermind behind Somatus, a Black-owned healthcare company based in Northern Virginia that is revolutionizing kidney…
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Health + Wellness
7 Ways Low Blood Pressure Prevents Kidney Disease
Although High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease are two separate health conditions, there is a direct link between them. As…
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