Kidney disease is a silent killer far more common in Africa than thought

The widely used tests developed in high-income countries do not give accurate results for the people on the continent, study finds

18 July 2022 - 20:31

Kidney disease may be far more common in Africa than has been thought until now, with as many as one in eight people affected, says Wits nephrologist Dr June Fabian, co-lead author of a major new study...

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