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Facing Childhood ARPKD: A Rare and Challenging Kidney Disease

A rare ARPKD diagnosis changed everything for this family. Now, they’re spreading awareness to help others facing similar challenges.

Diseases and conditions,

Children and adolescents,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Genetic and inherited kidney diseases and conditions

Hematuria (Blood in the Urine) in Children

There are many causes of hematuria (blood in urine) in children, including infection, kidney stones, and heavy exercise. Testing and follow-up are key...

Diseases and conditions,

Children and adolescents,

Vaccines for Children with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Failure, or Kidney Transplant

Vaccines protect children from serious diseases by teaching the immune system how to recognize and fight harmful germs.

Tests and procedures,

Children and adolescents

Hope and Healing: Counseling Kids with Kidney Disease at Camp ChiMer

Kidney disease has been a constant in Lukas Chapmans life. His father and brother had kidney failure. He was diagnosed with stage two kidney disease ...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Children and adolescents,

Social determinants of health,

A Life-Changing Experience for Kids with Kidney Disease

Pool parties, rock wall climbing, and sleepovers are experiences many may take for granted. Not Maya Zarger. She developed kidney failure as a baby an...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Children and adolescents,

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

Children and Teenager's Health

Find resources on kidney health for children and teens, including prevention tips, chronic kidney disease management, and guidance for parents and car...

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

From Preemie to Transplant Recipient: Logan's Fight Against a Rare Kidney Disorder

When Logan Blevins was three days old, a preemie weighing just three pounds and four ounces, his doctors noticed something amiss with his urine and bl...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation,

Living donation,

Children and adolescents

Love and Faith: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Whitney Johnson was born to Tanya Watters on February 17, 2000. She was born with an omphalocele, a rare condition in which a newborns organs are out...

Diseases and conditions,

Children and adolescents,

Rare kidney diseases and disorders