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kidney

[kid-nee] / ˈkɪd ni /






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She says the International Working Group’s criteria requiring cognitive impairment to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease is problematic, likening it to requiring someone with diabetes to wait until they have blindness or kidney failure to be diagnosed.

From The Wall Street Journal

At least six babies died from kidney damage linked to the chemical.

From BBC

In May 2025, Arnold announced that he was ill, and had received a diagnosis of stage 4 clear cell renal carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer, which had metastasised into his lung.

From BBC

Brad Arnold, the 47-year-old cofounder and lead singer of the Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday, nine months after revealing a diagnosis of kidney cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

It's not being breathed back out, he says, some may be filtered out by the kidneys and leave the body in urine.

From BBC