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Brand named Kerendia (finerenone) will cost Rs 97.5 per day as treatment cost in India
 "Bayer brings kidney disease treatment drug to India at 1/15th US cost")
People who have recovered from coronavirus can safely donate their kidneys, according to the findings of a multi-centre study based on 31 transplant cases.
 "Recovered coronavirus patients can donate kidneys, says study")
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Many are unable to get the dialysis they need to survive as troubles mount after lockdown being imposed across the country
 "How coronavirus crisis is holding India's kidney patients to ransom")
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High salt intake alters sodium balance, making kidneys weaker to overwork, increasing blood pressure
 "The 7S rule for healthy kidneys")
Researchers say that consumption of red meat is linked to an increased risk of ESRD
 "Eating red meat may increase risk of kidney failure: Study")
Two-thirds of a set of 500 European children with CKD were classified as vitamin D deficient in a study
 "Low vitamin D levels linked to chronic kidney disease in kids")