NICU staff go the extra mile to help mums celebrate Mother’s Day
8th March 2018
Nurses looking after Hull’s sick newborn babies are giving out sunflower seeds in special Mother’s Day cards to help mums of the babies cared for on the unit. Kirstie Burron and Natalie Cook, both staff nurses at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), came up with the idea of making cards to celebrate the special event on Sunday. Kirstie, who has worked on the unit for four years, said: “Natalie and I were talking about … Read More
Are you showing signs of this disease?
8th March 2018
Struggling to sleep and experiencing shortness of breath? Are your feet, hands or ankles swelling up and do you need to get up in the night for a wee? Then you could be showing signs of a disease affecting the lives of three million Brits. Today (Thursday, March 8) is World Kidney Day, a global event to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) which can lead to kidney failure, fatal without dialysis or transplant. … Read More
They are crucial to survival but how much do you know about your kidneys?
7th March 2018
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will mark World Kidney Day tomorrow (Thursday, March 8). Taking place on the same day as International Women’s Day, this year’s event will focus on the link between kidney disease and women’s health. To mark the global event, we’re showing what it’s like to live with kidney disease, need-to-knows about your kidneys and how to keep them healthy throughout the week. Today, here are some facts about the kidneys … Read More
Small lifestyle changes can prevent condition leading to kidney failure
7th March 2018
A hospital doctor says thousands of people in East Yorkshire are unaware they are living with a disease which could claim their lives. Dr Helen Collinson, consultant nephrologist at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said around three million people in the UK have chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, around one million do not realise they are living with a condition which can lead to kidney failure, fatal without treatment by dialysis or a kidney … Read More
Mum who has undergone four transplants thanks doctors for saving her life
5th March 2018
A mother-of-two has told how she has battled kidney disease after undergoing four kidney transplants including two from her parents. To mark World Kidney Day on March 8, Michelle Barber has thanked the team of renal experts at Hull Royal Infirmary who have spent 24 years saving her life. Michelle, 37, underwent her first of four kidney transplant at 16, became one of the few women to become pregnant during kidney dialysis and then did … Read More