Wellness
LiveSmart: Recognizing the Importance of Good Kidney Health
World Kidney Day – celebrated March 14 this year – focuses on raising awareness of conditions affecting kidney health and their impact on quality of life.
Dr. Jorge Cerda
Wellness
LiveSmart: Recognizing the Importance of Good Kidney Health
March is National Kidney Month, recognizing the importance of some of the hardest-working organs in the body.
SPHP in the News
WNYT: Doctor Says Vaccine Still Okay for Organ Transplant Patients
Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of the department of medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, appeared on WNYT-NewsChannel 13 to discuss the importance of vaccinating organ transplant patients against COVID-19.
SPHP in the News
Times Union: At Albany Area Hospitals, Plasma Therapy to Treat COVID-19 Picks Up Steam
The Times Union interviewed Jorge Cerda, M.D., chief of medicine at St. Peter’s Hospital, and Joseph Hunziker, a lab technician at St. Peter’s Hospital, for its story on convalescent plasma therapy. Hunziker contracted the virus in March. Once recovered, he made the decision to donate plasma in hopes of helping others recover.
Wellness
LiveSmart: National Kidney Month – Raising Awareness of Kidney Disease
Approximately 850 million people worldwide are affected by kidney disease and many don’t even know it.