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A Shocking Kidney Disease Diagnosis Leads to a Lifetime of Advocacy

First diagnosed with kidney disease in 1999 at twenty-seven, Melissa Bensouda knows better than most that living with kidney disease is a life-long jo...
Diseases and conditions,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Chronic kidney disease
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Itching and Kidney Disease

A recent survey of people on hemodialysis found that itching, also known as chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus or CKD-aP, was common, with 61%...
Diseases and conditions,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Chronic kidney disease
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Sharing a Mission and Shining a Light

Written by: Jennifer Cramer-Miller The National Kidney Foundation highlights a staggering statistic37 million American adults have kidney disease, bu...
Diseases and conditions,
Kidney groups,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Medical professionals,
Chronic kidney disease
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Congress Joins NKF and USPSTF for US Preventive Services Task Force Kidney Disease Screening Recommendation

Last year, NKFs Coalition for Kidney Health (CKH) sent a letter to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommending that they institute ...
Diseases and conditions,
Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,
Tests and procedures,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,
Chronic kidney disease
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Patients, Families, and Health Professionals Unite to Advocate for Change

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.
Diseases and conditions,
Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,
Chronic kidney disease,
Patient advocacy
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Become a Part of the Solutions to Fight All Stages of Kidney Disease

The National Kidney Foundations Patient Network is the portal to the latest research, clinical trials, health tips, and community of patients If you ...
Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,
Diseases and conditions,
Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Patient advocacy,
Chronic kidney disease
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COVID-19, Kidney Disease and Minority Communities: Addressing the Disparities

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.
Diseases and conditions,
Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,
Infectious diseases,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,
COVID-19,
Chronic kidney disease,
Race and ethnicity
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Kidney Disease Hasn’t Hit Pause, Neither Have We

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.
About NKF,
Diseases and conditions,
Government,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Policy and legislation,
Chronic kidney disease
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Patient Story: Managing Medication During COVID-19 Outbreak

byHaley Jensen, kidney transplant recipient andNKF patient advocate As a kidney transplant recipient, medication is one of the most essential parts ...
Diseases and conditions,
Treatments and therapies,
Infectious diseases,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Medicines,
COVID-19,
Chronic kidney disease
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What does lifting COVID-19 restrictions mean for kidney patients?

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.
Diseases and conditions,
Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,
Infectious diseases,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Living donation,
COVID-19,
Chronic kidney disease