KidneySolutions

02/01/2025

New KidneySolutions blogpost about clinical trials in Nigeria.
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This is a brief post about clinical trials in Nigeria. There are many questions that patients, family members, doctors and the general public have. In general, clinical trials in Nigeria are import…

02/01/2025

New KidneySolutions blog post about clinical trials in Nigeria. ://kidneysolutions.wordpress.com/2025/01/02/clinical-trials-in-nigeria/

03/12/2023

This is an example of the diligence of a transplant patient preparing for regularly taking medication for 3 weeks during a trip. It is absolutely important to take medications on time with no exceptions or excuses. Doesn’t matter if you are at home, at work or on a trip. Rejection respects no person. Take your medication wherever you go. Just like you would take some money or car keys or your purse or wallet, take your medication with you. Set up an alarm that reminds you it is time to take your medicine. You can set up an alarm on your phone or your watch. Take this requirement seriously because even though transplant greatly improves life, you can end up back on dialysis or die if you do not take good care of the transplant which includes taking medication on time, doing regular tests to see early signs of a problem and seeing your doctor to check on the health of the transplant. That’s how you get to live with a transplant for many years.

16/04/2023

Kidney disease is an important non communicable disease having a huge impact on the population in Nigeria and effects so many people. APOL1 variants are a known cause of increased risk for kidney disease as well as accelerated and treatment resistant kidney disease. In one study by Wudil et al published in 2021 in the journal Kidney International, the frequency of APOL1 high-risk genotype was 6.2%, which varied by ethnic group: Hausa/Fulani (2.1%), Igbo (49.1%), and Yoruba (14.5%). A lot of people are at risk in West Africa

16/04/2023

There is a treatment in clinical trial for kidney disease due to APOL1 genetic variants. We hope the ongoing phase 3 trial is positive because it will help many Nigerians and West Africans. Read our blog post on this cause of kidney disease https://kidneysolutions.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/an-important-genetic-cause-of-kidney-disease-in-nigeria-apol1-mediated-kidney-disease/

14/04/2023

Kidney disease can start and progress quickly without severe signs or symptoms. If you have a family history of kidney disease or have a history of high blood pressure or high blood sugar, your might have kidney problems that need early detection and treatment. We can help. Visit our Ikeja or Festac offices to learn more on how you can not only get tested but be seen by a team specializing in the care of kidney patients

28/02/2023

Kidney disease most of the time is silent and doesn’t cause symptoms or give any sign of its presence until it is advanced and too late to avoid complete kidney failure. If you are at risk of kidney disease see your doctor, do simple tests of the blood and urine to check your kidney function and get treatment if needed. A history of high blood pressure, high blood sugar, being overweight or having a family member with kidney disease suggest you may be at risk. At KidneySolutions we can help. This is what we are experts in

28/02/2023

Are you at risk of kidney disease? Having high blood pressure, high blood sugar or a family history of kidney disease suggests you can be at high risk of kidney disease. Take control of the situation and see a doctor to do simple tests of your urine and blood to check if you have kidney disease. At KidneySolutions, we are experts in kidney disease and could help you determine if you are at risk and if you have kidney disease and recommend treatments to help avoid or delay kidney failure

28/02/2023

Do you know your kidney function numbers? This is usually the simple report of urine and blood tests that tell a doctor and the patient if the is any kidney damage. Protein in the urine or a decrease in filtering of blood tell us if the kidneys are working well or not. If you are over the age of 40, have a family member with kidney disease, have high blood pressure or have a past history of kidney troubles, check your kidney numbers at least once a year. At KidneySolutions, we could help with this to help detect kidney disease early and prevent progression to kidney failure that could either kill or require treatments with dialysis or transplant which are very expensive and stressful

27/11/2022

A Bloomberg podcast sharing how science and modern day medicine has evolved to treat difficult diseases such as sickle cell disease and APOL1 mediated kidney disease- 2 diseases that have plagued Africans for eons.

Targeting the Toughest Diseases looks at some of humanity’s most challenging diseases and how Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a Boston-based biotech company, is using innovative tools, methods, and a unique philosophy to search for treatments and cures. Produced by Bloomberg Media Studios and Vertex Pharm...

10/07/2022

APOL1 Mediated kidney disease is an underappreciated cause of rapidly progressive kidney disease and kidney failure in Nigeria. Read our blogpost to learn more. https://kidneysolutions.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/an-important-genetic-cause-of-kidney-disease-in-nigeria-apol1-mediated-kidney-disease/

10/04/2022

Today Dr Egbuna talked about kidney disease, kidney failure and how to prevent, avoid and manage kidney disease. Many thanks to Dr Arinze Onwumelu for hosting this on his platform and helping patients. Thanks to and and Dr Izu Nwachukwu for moderating the discussion and engaging Dr Egbuna and the audience. Most especially- special thanks to Joshua and Dorothy for sharing their story for others to understand the truths about kidney disease and kidney failure.