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This article is the second in a series that showcases celebrities who've faced kidney disease while pursuing their passions and careers. Their stories prove that kidney disease cannot stop you from making a lasting impact on the world.
1. ...By Andrea Schmidt, transplant recipient and NKF supporter
My name is Andrea Schmidt and I am a kidney transplant recipient.
Let me introduce my story the way I do to other recipients. This is a kind of short hand that transplant recipients speak to each other. We have a way of distilling our medical history into a few lines and it follows this format: number of years post-...
Millions of people around the world have chronic kidney disease (CKD), which can affect anyone, no matter their age, gender, race, or ethnic background. Some research has shown that the risk for CKD is slightly greater in women than in men - 14% women versus 12% men.1
UTIs and kidney infections are more common in womenUrinary tract infections (UTIs) lead to...
This is a frequent question and the concern centers around hygiene and the prevention of infections which could include HIV, Hepatitis B and C. People treated with dialysis or a kidney transplant would be more vulnerable to such infections; though there is no specific evidence stating that people with kidney disease...
Doctors have long known that some families have more members with kidney disease than others. Studying the genes of families that have more kidney disease is just one of the research areas supported by the National Kidney Foundation. One recent research project looked at how genes affect the causes of kidney disease. “My grandfather had hypertension for 45 years,” reported Dr. Sun Woo Kang, a South Korean–born nephrologist...
Overlooked, overworked and misunderstood. What part of the body meets this description? The kidneys!
––They work hard. They are on call morning, noon and night to filter toxins from your body and regulate fluids and blood pressure.
––Kidneys are overlooked. Most people don’t know where they are. (Kidneys are located near the back of your body near the waist.)
––The kidneys’...