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For years, Bernard (Bernie) faced complex health problems that left doctors searching for answers. In his early 40s, he had surgery for pancreatic can...

Before July 2024, Reggie was your average teen. She loved dancing, reading, hanging out with friends, and was excited to start junior high school at t...

Kelly and Freddy Cavin’s son, Rory, was diagnosed with kidney dysplasia at fifteen months old. What came next—dialysis, two kidney transplants, a comm...

As a scuba diving instructor, Cuda Kolor knows a thing or two about risk. That’s why it was so easy for him to donate a kidney to a stranger when he w...

In April 2015, Hayden Shock was a college athlete finishing his final semester at Gallaudet University. Kidney disease wasn’t on his radar—not even cl...

Photo Credit: The Star of Zion Dr. Anthony J. Davis, the 13th President of Livingstone College, built a career helping others. When kidney failure cha...

Transportation is a barrier for many people with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who depend on in-center hemodialysis. The EnROUTE Study shines a powe...

After graduating from college with a degree in physics, Justin Ballew planned to teach abroad. A new adventure was waiting in Taiwan. He didn’t expect...

Sometimes, life-changing moments happen in the most ordinary places. For Bobby Wadkins, it happened at his local golf club. 

Andrea Samson has lived with a rare kidney disease since childhood. But her family has never stopped fighting beside her.