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Everyone has the APOL1 gene but people with sub-Saharan African heritage may have variants of the gene that can cause kidney disease. Nephrologist Dr. Suneel Udani explains how new research is changing how certain kidney diseases are diagnosed and treated.

This episode is sponsored by NANI – Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Indiana. Learn more at nephdocs.com

Nurse Practitioner Anitha Philip, DNP, APRN, RN, FNP-C is used to listening to her patients’ concerns. When some of her kidney patients shared that they struggle to find and afford fresh, healthy foods needed for their recommended diets, she took action to help.

If you are struggling with food insecurity, visit Cook County Health – We Bring Health Care to Your Community, click on patients & visitors, then click on healthy living to find information about food insecurity and fresh trucks. Cook County Health centers can be found here: Healthy Living – Cook County Health. 

Dr. Manish Tanna and his colleagues are treating their patients using “value-based care”, a healthcare model that puts patients’ whole health first.

This episode is generously sponsored by Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Indiana (NANI). Learn more at nephdocs.com. Follow NANI on social media at @NANINephrology on Facebook and @nephdocs on Twitter.

In this episode Colby and Alin give their opinions on all things Covid 19. They discuss working throughout the pandemic as immunocompromised physicians, how they made the decision to get the Covid 19 vaccine, and also do a little teaching about why this vaccine is so important.