Kidney Intelligence

As Dr. Carlos Bejar’s ends the month of November as the University of Miami Nephrology Attending, he takes a quick selfie with these three UM residents he spent the month with and whom he describes as outstanding! ⭐️ Maybe future nephrologists! 🧡💚

Serbia's Borisa Simanic lost a kidney after a blow during World Cup. Even though it was initially announced that Simanic's health was not put at risk, new information indicates that the player ultimately lost one of his kidneys after complications from a blow he received during a game against South Sudan.

A new smartphone-enabled test provides people at risk of chronic kidney disease the ability to monitor their kidney health from the comfort of their own homes.
The Minuteful Kidney test uses a smartphone camera to look for the presence of a specific protein in the urine called albumin.
This is the first time the FDA has granted clearance for this kind of smartphone-enabled test, also known as the albumin to creatinine ratio. (uACR)