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Voices Like Yours are Leading the Charge to Bring Dialysis in Home

This new legislation could help improve the lives of kidney patients nationwide Patient advocates and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) have been w...

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Peritoneal dialysis,

Patient advocacy,

Home hemodialysis,

Home peritoneal dialysis

New House Bill Supports Patients Who Choose Home Dialysis

Recently two of the biggest champions for kidney patients in Congress, Reps. Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Jason Smith (R-MO), introduced the Improving Access...

Treatments and therapies,

Policy and legislation,

Peritoneal dialysis,

Home hemodialysis,

Home peritoneal dialysis

Ensuring CMS Hears the Patient Voice on Dialysis

Each year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) regulation, known as the ESRD rule. One o...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Peritoneal dialysis,

Home hemodialysis,

Home peritoneal dialysis

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

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

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

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,

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,

What Is Dry Weight?

Dry weight is your weight without extra fluid. It's important for dialysis patients to monitor this, as extra fluid can strain your heart and lun...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Signs and symptoms,

Fluid overload and edema