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How Untreated High Blood Pressure Led to Kidney Failure and a New Purpose

Stacey didn’t know high blood pressure could damage her kidneys. Now she’s speaking out so others don’t miss the signs.

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diseases and conditions,

Diet and nutrition,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Signs and symptoms,

Cardiovascular disease,

Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,

High blood pressure,

Kicking It In Dialysis: Sneakers as Symbols of Hope and Healing

What do sneakers have to do with fighting kidney disease? For Randy Yim, they’re everything. Every time he goes to dialysis, he wears a new pair of hi...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Cardiovascular disease,

High blood pressure

A Grammy-Winner’s Journey to Fame and Kidney Transplantation

Four-time Grammy winner Brian Kennedy knows a lot about writing and producing chart-topping hits. What he did not know was that his kidneys were quiet...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney transplantation,

Cardiovascular disease,

High blood pressure

Medical Bias Unveiled: A Path to Kidney Health Advocacy

What began as preparation for a simple surgery set off a chain of events in Janet Tennysons life that culminated in a kidney disease diagnosis. This ...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diseases and conditions,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Cardiovascular disease,

Patient advocacy,

High blood pressure

6 Ways to Help Improve Blood Pressure

Nearly half of adults in the United States (47%, or 116 million) have high blood pressure, increasing their risk of severe medical conditions like kid...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diseases and conditions,

Cardiovascular disease,

High blood pressure

Donating a Kidney to Dad: “I Would Do Anything To Save Him.”

On a day like any other, Cheyenne Severence's father, Robert Barns, began having trouble with his vision. He discovered that one of his retinas had de...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Living donation,

Cardiovascular disease,

High blood pressure

How a Routine Health Test Revealed a Life-Changing Kidney Disease Diagnosis

In August 2018, Robert and KetanyaMoore decided to switch life insurance companies. The new company required health tests to determine their premiums...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Cardiovascular disease,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

High blood pressure,

Nate Robinson, NBA Star, Opens Up About His Battle with Kidney Disease

Nate Robinson, an NBA champion who set a league record with three NBA Slam Dunk titles, just revealed his 16-year-long battle with kidney disease that...

Diseases and conditions,

Cardiovascular disease,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Fundraising and volunteering,

High blood pressure,

How Accepting His Kidney Disease Diagnosis Saved Mario’s Life

After graduating high school in 2015, Mario Silva joined the Marine Corps and began his career at a base in South Carolina, working as an administrato...

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Cardiovascular disease,

Glomerular diseases,

High blood pressure,

Glomerulonephritis

High blood pressure

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a leading cause of kidney disease.

Diseases and conditions,

Cardiovascular disease,

High blood pressure