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Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Your Eyes

Eye problems can happen without any warning signs, even if you have late stage kidney disease or kidney failure. High blood pressure and diabetes can ...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

How a Facebook Post Changed One Dad's Life

In the fall of 2015, Alex Fox saw a Facebook post that would change his life. It was a picture of Darienne, a young girl with special needs whose mom,...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Kidney transplantation

Break Out of Isolation: Tips for Rural People on Dialysis

Whether you’re totally off the grid or just past the last stop on the bus line, living in an out-of-the-way place can present extra challeng...

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

A Single Decision to Save One Life Saves So Many More

Dr. Adnan Abla is a neurosurgeon in Pittsburgh, PA, who was diagnosed with kidney failure last summer. He received a kidney from an anonymou...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation

Foreign Travel Tips For Dialysis Patients

Travel – domestic and abroad – shouldn’t be a barrier to reconnecting with friends and family or enriching your life by visiting new countri...

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Ada DeBold: How One Mother’s Love Saved Thousands of Lives

From one mother’s mission to a 75-year legacy—learn how Ada DeBold’s fight for her son led to the creation of the National Kidney Foundation.

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diseases and conditions,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Patient advocacy,

Childhood nephrotic syndrome

My Journey to Dialysis

In 1996, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and was on chemotherapy for five years. Following my treatment for cancer, I began to experience ...

Treatments and therapies,

Diet and nutrition,

Diet and meal planning,

Insurance Options for People on Dialysis or With a Kidney Transplant

Find out information about insurance options for kidney patients, dialysis treatment, and transplant.

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Health insurance,

Transplant recipients

Top 10 Tips for Dialysis Patients

When it comes to your care, you have many rights and options. Here are our Top 10 Tips for those on dialysis.

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies,

Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities,

Dialysis care teams

Fluid Overload in a Dialysis Patient

Fluid overload in dialysis patients occurs when too much water builds up in the body. It can cause swelling, high blood pressure, breathing problems, ...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Signs and symptoms,

Fluid overload and edema