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Regular checkups can save you from kidney failure, Medic tells Kenyans

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Kenyans have been advised to go for early kidney checkup instead of waiting for the vital organ to fail.

Speaking at Mediheal Hospital in Nairobi on Wednesday, Dr Srinivas Murthy Chief, consultant of Nephrology and transplant at the hospital said the disease can be detected through regular checkup of body pressure, blood sugar, blood screening and urine testing.

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