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Three Ways that Palliative Care Teams Help You Manage Life with Kidney Disease

Three Ways that Palliative Care Teams Help You Manage Life with Kidney Disease Patient Education Kidney failure Kidney diseases and conditions Disease...

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

How Long Can Someone Be On Dialysis?

With the right mindset and care plan, dialysis can mean a longer, better life. Get tips for making the most of your dialysis journey today.

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diet and nutrition,

Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities

My Organ Donation Journey: Going the Distance

My Organ Donation Journey: Going the Distance Resources & Tools Patient Education Living donors Kidney groups Exercise and physical activity Preventio...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Exercise and physical activity,

Cooking Oils: Test Your Oil IQ

Olive oil comes from pressed whole olives. It is very rich in monounsaturated fats (MUFAs), which may improve your cholesterol level and decrease your...

Diet and nutrition,

Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,

Food and drink,

Breaking Down Dietary Protein: What is it?

We all need protein in our diet every day. Protein is used to build muscle and fight infection and is made up of different amino acids, the building b...

Diet and nutrition,

Diet and meal planning,

Food and drink,

Low-protein diet,

The Top 3 Reasons People Are Afraid to Ask for a Kidney—and How to Overcome Them

Asking someone to consider kidney donation may be one of the hardest questions you ever have to ask. You may be reluctant for any number of reasons; h...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Living donation,

Employment and working,

Talking to friends and family,

Talking to employers and coworkers

Environmental Pollution and Kidney Disease

Air, soil, and water pollution have been linked to risks for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, shortened life, and infections. There hasn’t been mu...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Environmental risk factors,

Social determinants of health,

Environmental determinants of health

6 Tips to Help “Spring Clean” Your Medicine Cabinet

By Jenise Stephen, Pharm.D Its that time of year again the weather is slowly warming up and the days are getting longer! Despite what the temperatu...

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

What is the Difference Between sCr, eGFR, ACR, and BUN?

What is the Difference Between sCr, eGFR, ACR, and BUN? Patient Education urine protein-creatinine ratio (uPCR) Urine tests Tests and Procedures urine...

Tests and procedures,

Urine protein-creatinine ratio (uPCR),

Urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR),

7 Tips for Dating with Kidney Disease

Health diagnosis or not, dating isn’t easy. In many situations, talking about a health or personal issue can feel challenging or cause anxiety.

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Children and adolescents,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

People at risk,

Patient advocacy