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Instincts and Impact: The Decision to Donate a Kidney

Kellye Miller has always followed her instinct. As a fourth-year college student, she gave up a physics scholarship to pursue communications at a new ...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

The Kidney Transplant Waitlist and High KDPI Kidneys

What system judges deceased donor kidneys and when should one accept a less than perfect kidney? Keep reading to learn more.

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Informed decision-making,

Organ donation,

Deceased donation

When Courage Meets Kindness

When Courage Meets Kindness Jennifer Cramer-Miller Marcia Ballinger, a leader in the Twin Cities executive search community, involves herself in an ar...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

Matilda's Miracle: From Dialysis to Kidney Transplant

When Molly and Anthony Ruane gave birth to Matilda, their joy quickly turned to terror. Matilda wasn't breathing. Her lungs and kidneys hadn't develo...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Children and adolescents

Baby on Dialysis: A Family's Brave Battle and Journey to Transplant

With a healthy toddler named Atticus at home, Tara and Josh Schwerdt weren't nervous about expanding their family. Halfway through Tara's second preg...

Children and adolescents

A Grammy-Winner’s Journey to Fame and Kidney Transplantation

Four-time Grammy winner Brian Kennedy knows a lot about writing and producing chart-topping hits. What he did not know was that his kidneys were quiet...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney transplantation,

Cardiovascular disease,

High blood pressure

Shining A Bright Light of Advocacy

Shining A Bright Light of Advocacy Jennifer Cramer-Miller Two decades ago, when Charles Rice was in his thirties, he felt invincible. A married hard-w...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney transplantation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

6 Black/African American Icons and Their Journey with Kidney Disease

Here are the inspiring journeys of six people with kidney disease who have made history. These stories serve as a reminder that kidney disease doesn't...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Race and ethnicity,

Three Times Kidney Transplant Recipient: “Third time's the charm.”

Discover the remarkable tale of Lisa Myers, a nurse who faced kidney disease head-on and emerged victorious through three kidney transplants. Through ...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Mental health and wellness,

Kidney transplantation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Depression and anxiety,

Nephrotic syndrome

3 Advocacy Tips from Sharon McMahon, America's Government Teacher®

Starting your advocacy journey might seem a bit overwhelming, but don't worry. Sharon McMahon, the brain behind Sharon Says So on social media and for...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy