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In Jakarta, hundreds of children have developed kidney failure. This emphasises the importance of earlier and effective medical intervention and increased public awareness of the dangers of unhealthy diets.

In the face of a 40% surge in kidney failure cases over the past decade, Singapore grapples with a silent…

In an unprecedented feat, a team of medical experts from Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) successfully performed a kidney transplant on an HIV patient, marking a first in Malaysian medical history. Six months after the operation, the patient is thriving, and the landmark case has sparked vital conversations about healthcare equality and discrimination.

The pair of kidneys is one of the most important organs in our body. It is commonly known for its…

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) manifests with gradual loss of kidney function over months to years. In early stages of CKD,…