Can I have COVID-19, flu and other vaccines at the same time? Yes. COVID-19 vaccines can be administered at any time in relation to other non-COVID-19 vaccines; and if needed, can be administered on the same day as other vaccines. Recent studies have looked at people who received the COVID-19 vaccine and influenza vaccine at the same […]
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What percentage of GDP does the UK government spend on healthcare? Currently it is about 9%, having peaked in the COVID-19 pandemic. What does this mean in cost per person per year? Average day-to-day health spending in the UK between 2010 and 2019 was £3,005 per person per year. How does this compare with other
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Can an implantable artificial kidney finally free patients from dialysis? In a recent article Kim, 2023 describe their groups work on a new approach to treating kidney failure (CKD5); that could one day free people from needing dialysis, or having to take harsh drugs to suppress their immune system after a transplant. Why is this important?
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How many kidney transplants per year in the UK? About 3000. But the demand for donor organs far exceeds supply, with 5250 patients waiting. Hence some are never transplanted. The average wait for a transplant is about about 16 months. In the latest (2023) analysis the median average was 497 days. But this varies significantly
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How many people have kidney failure (ESRF) in UK? About 70,000 – have patients with ESRF in the UK (with 8000 new patients per year). Of those, about 40,000 (55%) are transplanted. But 30,000 (45%) are not, and dependent on (1) thrice weekly 4 hour (usually) sessions of haemodialysis, or (2) peritoneal dialysis (PD). Both
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How many people have a kidney transplant in UK? About 40,000. This is out of approximately 70,000 patients with ESRF in the UK (and 8000 new patients per year). Of those, about 40,000 (55%) are transplanted. But 30,000 (45%) are not, and dependent on (1) thrice weekly 4 hour (usually) sessions of haemodialysis, or (2)
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How many people are on dialysis in UK? About 30,000. This is out of approximately 70,000 patients with ESRF in the UK (and 8000 new patients per year). Of those, about 40,000 (55%) are transplanted. But 30,000 (45%) are not, and dependent on (1) thrice weekly 4 hour (usually) sessions of hemodialysis, or (2) peritoneal
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Why is kidney failure (ESRF) a problem? (5 reasons) This may seem an unnecessary question on a website on CKD. More than 2 million people worldwide receive treatment for end-stage renal failure (ESRF), a devastating diagnosis with increasing incidence due to escalating rates of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. So. Why is this a problem? 1.
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What is haemolytic uraemic syndrome or HUS? Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a medical emergency. It is a rare but serious condition, often due to infection (especially bacteria such as subgroups of E Coli), and less commonly to genetic predisposition or other underlying conditions. It affects blood vessels (causing inflammation and small blood clots) all over
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E Coli O145 outbreak in UK – HUS and AKI Public health agencies across the United Kingdom are searching for the source of an Escherichia coli (E Coli) outbreak which has affected more than 100 people in less than two weeks. E Coli is a common bacterium. It is a common cause of UTIs and
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