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Kidney Failure Didn’t Stop this Young Powerhouse Live Her Dreams, Fight for Patients

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney failure,

Patient advocacy

Missing Dialysis Treatment Is Dangerous for Your Health

Skipping dialysis can be risky. It can cause fluid overload, high potassium, and high phosphorus levels, leading to severe health problems. Always att...

Treatments and therapies,

Kidney Patients are Back on Capitol Hill – Virtually!

More than 230 kidney patients, living kidney donors, and care partners will meet virtually with their Members of Congress this Tuesday, March 2nd as p...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Policy and legislation,

Home hemodialysis

Medicare Open Enrollment season is here!

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Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health insurance,

Kidney transplantation

There’s No Place Like Home for Dialysis

By Melissa Bensouda, Kidney Patient and NKF Kidney Advocacy Committee Member My appreciation for the phrase Theres no place like home has reached a...

Treatments and therapies,

Home hemodialysis

Improving Transportation to Dialysis During a Pandemic and Beyond

By Torie Kranze, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated transportation issues frequently fac...

Diseases and conditions,

Treatments and therapies,

Infectious diseases,

Shortages, Support and Staying Safe during Medical Procedures

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Treatments and therapies,

Tests and procedures,

Policy and legislation

Challenges, Unusual Opportunities and A New Respect for Lace-Ups during COVID-19

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Diseases and conditions,

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney transplantation,

Dialysis

Dialysis is a treatment that removes wastes and extra fluid from your blood when your kidneys are no longer able to do so effectively.

Treatments and therapies,

Kidney Transplant Recipient Driven to Support Kidney Health Awareness

Where to begin? There are so many elements of Lex Davids 39 years on this planet that are worth talking about it is hard to know where to start. He i...

Treatments and therapies,

Transplant recipients ,

Peritoneal dialysis