Avera Medical Minute: National Kidney Month Live 03/20/08

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Story Created: Mar 21, 2008 at 6:49 AM CST

Story Updated: Aug 20, 2009 at 7:41 PM CST

An estimated 26 million Americans are living with kidney failure, kidney transplantation is still the best available treatment for it.

Observing National Kidney Month, we speak with Dr. Tina Melanson a Nephrologist with Avera North Central Kidney Institute.

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