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by Morgan Reid, NFK Director of Transplant Policy and Strategy Amplifying the voices of our kidney patient community is a critical component of how th...

Lance Mason's kidney journey began before he was even bornboth his parents had kidney disease and had gone through dialysis and kidney transplants. G...

Last week National Kidney Foundation staff and stakeholders from across the kidney community hosted Members of Congress, legislative staff, and though...

At the recently held Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Policy for the People Health Summit, NKF staff discussed our kidney patient-focused ...

Recent studies have found that over 50% of LGBTQ+ people experience some form of healthcare discrimination1 and over 25% of transgender people reporte...

When the Nevada state legislature unanimously passed Living Donor Protection Act (LDPA) legislation in early May, Voices for Kidney Health advocate Ju...

Jess Walters is an independent scholar, a remarkable artist, and a fierce advocate. With a neurodivergent deaf-queer identity that fuels their drive, ...

Derek Forfang's journey with kidney disease has been a long, winding road filled with anxiety, depression, and heartbreak. Even after receiving one pa...

Both the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the Coalition for Kidney Health (C4KH), a multi-stakeholder group of partners convened by NKF, recently...

Jen Anderson made a selfless decision when she was nineteenshe donated a kidney to her aunt. Many other young adults may have found organ donation fr...