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Most People Don’t Know That Diabetes Increases the Risk for Kidney Disease

Kidney disease means your kidneys are damaged and losing their ability to keep you healthy. It causes more deaths than breast cancer or prostate cance...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation

How Long Can Someone Be On Dialysis?

With the right mindset and care plan, dialysis can mean a longer, better life. Get tips for making the most of your dialysis journey today.

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diet and nutrition,

Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities

Inserting Your Own Needles for Dialysis (Self-Cannulation) Is Your Right!

Self-cannulation for dialysis is your right and can offer greater control and convenience. It requires proper training and practice. Talk to your care...

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities,

Dialysis access

A Woman Waiting for a Kidney Shares Her Story and Helps Others in the Process

When Anne Bina found out that her kidneys were failing three decades after a childhood strep infection had weakened them, her first instinct was to ke...

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Organ donation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney failure,

Patient advocacy

A Dialysis Patient Helps Others as a Peer Mentor

Three days per week, Allen H. Nelson wakes up well before dawn and drives himself to a facility near his home in Gradyville, Pennsylvania for his regu...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Mental health and wellness,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Coping and self-care,

Grateful and Giving Back After a Kidney Transplant

Years ago, Shannon was prescribed Lithium to treat her bipolar disorder. Her doctors told her it could harm her kidneys, but after years of struggling...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Transplant recipients ,

Peritoneal dialysis

7 Tips for Dating with Kidney Disease

Health diagnosis or not, dating isn’t easy. In many situations, talking about a health or personal issue can feel challenging or cause anxiety.

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Children and adolescents,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

People at risk,

Patient advocacy

Hopeful For the Future

I was diagnosed with kidney disease when I was 22 months old. This came as a shock to my parents – we had no family history of kidney disease th...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Childhood nephrotic syndrome,

Transition to adult care

The Impact of Your Donations

The Impact of Your Donations Events & Fundraising Advocacy Health equity Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation Health systems, social systems, an...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

How to Dress for Dialysis Access

How to Dress for Dialysis Access Patient Education Hemodialysis Dialysis Treatments and therapies Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibiliti...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies,

Mental health and wellness,

Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities,

Coping and self-care,