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Texas young workers kidney failure disease investigation 2026
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Mysterious disease causing kidney failure in young Texas workers
There is no specific test for CKDu.
Heat stress is considered one of the leading suspected drivers of the disease, according to Dr. Richard J. Johnson.
According to a review of Harris County hospital records cited by Texas Monthly, roughly one in six emergency dialysis cases in uninsured or undocumented patients had no identifiable cause.