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Can You Have a Pet on Home Dialysis? Yes! Here’s How

Discover how people on peritoneal and home hemodialysis live safely with pets. Get expert advice and simple steps to protect your health at home.

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Self-management and self-care,

Peritoneal dialysis,

Dialysis access,

Home peritoneal dialysis,

Home hemodialysis

The Complete Guide to Home Hemodialysis: Benefits, Challenges, and Tips

Learn how home hemodialysis works, its benefits, and common myths debunked by a home hemodialysis patient and expert.

Treatments and therapies,

Dialysis access,

Home hemodialysis

A Son’s Gift. A Wife’s Promise: Fighting for Living Kidney Donors

Mari Artinian's husband, Chris, was diagnosed with early-stage kidney disease in 2009. His kidneys were damaged by obesity, which forces your kidneys ...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney transplantation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy,

Home hemodialysis

Making the Case for Home Dialysis

By Lauren Drew, Congressional Relations Director Many patients are not informed when they first begin dialysis that there are more options beyond the...

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy,

Home hemodialysis

Advocates Hold August Meetings to Advance Kidney Health Agenda

For the third consecutive August, Voices for Kidney Health patient advocates made the most of the congressional district work period by meeting with t...

Treatments and therapies,

Home hemodialysis

Demystifying Dialysis: Understanding Treatment Options and Life Changes

Learn about kidney function, read patient experiences, and find resources for a fulfilling life on dialysis.

Treatments and therapies,

Peritoneal dialysis,

Home peritoneal dialysis,

Home hemodialysis

NKF’s Top Three Kidney Policy Priorities in the 118th Congress

Late last year Congress finally passed its FY22 Appropriations bills, which included a $1 million increase to the Center for Disease Control and Preve...

Treatments and therapies,

Policy and legislation,

Home hemodialysis

Celebrating National Kidney Month With The Ultimate Gift Of Life

When Monica was 27 years old, her health rapidly declined due to kidney failure. She could barely eat or drink without extreme nausea and crashed into...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Kidney transplantation,

Kidney failure,

Home hemodialysis

Your Story, Your Voice

You are the strongest advocate for kidney patients, living donors, and their families. On March 2nd, NKF hosted its ninth annual Kidney Patient Summit...

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney transplantation,

Patient advocacy,

Home hemodialysis

NKF Advocates Bring National Kidney Month to Capitol Hill

As National Kidney Month kicks off, more than 220 Voices for Kidney Health advocates are poised to seize the moment by meeting virtually with their la...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Policy and legislation,

Kidney transplantation,

Home hemodialysis