Global aHUS Registry: What’s it all About?

An article on FAQ regarding the aHUS global registry, including information gathered by atypical HUS patient advocates who represent the patient voice at the registry’s Scientific Advisory Board meetings.

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Transitioning Teens to Adult Nephrology Care

As children with kidney disease grow to become adolescents, their medical care often changes from a pediatric to adult nephrology care setting – what common issues for teen patients surround this transition? A look at social, emotional, and medical aspects.

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Dialysis Diaries

Atypical HUS affects about 2-3 per million population according to some estimates. Eculizumab, sold under the brand name Soliris by Alexion Pharmaceuticals is the only drug currently approved by the…

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CardioRenal Syndrome: The Relationship of Heart & Kidney Health

CardioRenal Syndrome:  The Relationship between Heart & Kidney Function. Cardiorenal syndrome describes the group of medical characteristics (syndrome) which coexist between heart (cardio) and kidney function (renal). When either the kidneys or heart are not fulfilling their vital tasks, there can be a harmful and two-way interaction where decline in one of these major organs can seriously undermine function of the other. Does current patient education include these key points about CRS?

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