{
  "id": 1732566,
  "title": "Up to half of life-threatening kidney disease cases may go undiagnosed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/up-to-half-of-life-threatening-kidney-disease-cases-may-go-undiagnosed",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-life-threatening-kidney-disease-cases.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is currently ranked the ninth-leading cause of death globally. However, up to half of cases may remain undetected despite the availability of simple urine and blood tests.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}