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Moving from a Cane to Curling for a Cure

Jennifer Cramer-Miller

Regan Birr graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a mechanical engineering degree in hand. Then she secured a promising job as a patent agent and moved from Canada to Denver. Young, ambitious, and ready to take on the world.

As she launched her career, an escalating array of confusing symptoms demanded her attention. Powerful fatigue. Joint pain....

Meeting with your legislator can feel overwhelming, particularly for first-timers, but remembering the basics can ensure your session goes off without a hitch! All you have to do is follow these 5 W’s for a successful kidney advocacy meeting.

Ensuring that you are meeting with the right lawmaker is the first step to having a successful meeting. While state legislatures can differ, federal representation...

Advocacy has the power to bring people together across all walks of life in pursuit of a common, critical goal: for NKF and its advocates, to put an end to kidney disease. We have big goals to achieve, and we couldn’t do it without our incredible Voices for Kidney Health advocates. 

But what is kidney advocacy?

Generally, an advocate is someone who actively...

Desplácese por el TikTok de Melanie Pina para encontrar una persona brillante, divertida y genuina que detalla su vida con lupus y en diálisis peritoneal. Con cada video, educa a su audiencia, encuentra el humor en su situación y da esperanza a innumerables personas que luchan con la enfermedad renal.

¿Cómo se convirtió en este faro de esperanza? Siga leyendo la historia inspiradora de...

When you hear the word “research,” you may think about innovative treatments and breakthrough technologies but these cutting-edge therapies are only made possible with another type of research called basic science. What is basic science research, and how does it apply to kidney disease? Dr. Holly Kramer, Dr. Joseph V. Bonventre, and Ph.D. candidate Hannah Wesselman break it down. 

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The National Kidney Foundation's advocacy efforts in 2023 started with welcoming a new Congress. It ended with the passage of game-changing legislation that will help the nearly 100,000 kidney patients currently on the waitlist. Voices for Kidney Health advocates were there every step of the way. They shared their stories and educated lawmakers on an agenda that will lead to Transplants for All and improved equity in kidney...

¿Alguna vez se siente sobrepasado por las demandas constantes de la enfermedad renal, lucha por estar en el presente o le cuesta manejar sus niveles de estrés? Si es así, no es el único. En 2021, unos 57.8 millones de estadounidenses vivían con una enfermedad mental1, pero hay ayuda disponible. Si estas luchas persisten, comuníquese con un profesional de la salud mental y ponga a prueba estas...