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Priorities for a European policy on multimorbidity
23 February 2016Multi-morbidity – the co-occurrence of at least two chronic conditions in one person - is affecting an increasing number of European citizens. As it is...
World first kidney transplant using 3D printing performed in Northern Ireland
20 February 20163D printing has been used for the first time in the world to support kidney transplant surgery between an adult donor and a child recipient,...
Better managing patients with CKD and increasing awareness of kidney disease: the Austrian 60/20 program
20 February 2016The Austrian Society of Nephrology (ÖGN) has just launched the 60/20 program, with the aim of increasing awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and improving...
European Cancer community united on World Cancer Day
10 February 2016From 1st to 5th of February, the Brussels cancer community - Cancer Research UK, the Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL), the European Society for...
Wales switches to ‘opt-out’ system for organ donation
2 December 2015With the aim of addressing the shortage of donors in Europe, a national law establishing the principle of “presumed consent” for organ donation came into...
New defences against kidney disease in diabetes
13 November 2015Why do so many diabetes patients develop kidney disease, and how can we improve prevention? EU-funded research has examined insulin-related processes at play in impaired...
EKHA talks at 2015 US Kidney Organisations Summit
4 November 2015EKHA as a model for multi-stakeholder collaboration2015 Summit of US Kidney Organizations San Diego, November 4, 2015 EKHA was invited by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN)...
EKHA Chair joins national society visiti to Georgian Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs
29 October 2015EKHA has recently developed European Recommendations for sustainable Kidney Care. Specific aspects of these recommendations were at the centre of the discussion between the Dialysis,...
Chairs of the European Parliament health interest groups ask fellow MEPs to consider the link between air pollution and ill health ahead of crucial vote
27 October 2015The Chairs of the MEP Group for Kidney Health; the EP Interest Group on Allergy and Asthma; the MEP Heart Group; MEPs Against Cancer and...
MEP Group for Kidney Health event on Improving Prevention & Health literacy
19 October 2015Improving Prevention & Health Literacy The Quest to reduce economic burden of chronic disease in the EU An event of the MEP Group for Kidney...
