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If You Have Kidney Disease, You Need to Get a Flu Shot This Fall

This fall, more than ever before, it is critical that everyone get a flu vaccine. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the Centers for Disease Con...

Diseases and conditions,

Tests and procedures,

Infectious diseases,

Flu vaccination

COVID-19 Won’t Stop Kidney Advocates

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Infectious diseases,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

Revolutionizing kidney disease education amidst global pandemic

Dedicated NKF volunteers and staff band together to launch first-ever large-scale virtual medical conference Educating healthcare professionals about ...

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Infectious diseases,

Healthcare team,

Your voice: Making the needs of kidney patients a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic

Since the start of the pandemic, National Kidney Foundation staff and volunteers have been working around the clock in partnership with government off...

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Infectious diseases,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

Initiating important conversations: Addressing COVID-19's impact on communities of color

With your support, we're working to eliminate healthcare disparities. In partnership with the NAACP, NKF hosted a Q&A webinar to address the latest up...

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Infectious diseases,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Patient advocacy,

Race and ethnicity

Congress Ignores Urgent Kidney Needs

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Diseases and conditions,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Policy and legislation,

On my mind this week: Spikes, inequalities and kids

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Diseases and conditions,

Policy and legislation,

Infectious diseases,

Patients Share their Hospital Experiences during COVID-19

Recently, we both had to visit our local medical facilities. For most people this might be concerning, however for transplant recipients like us it wa...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diseases and conditions,

Infectious diseases,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Patient advocacy,

Pushing Forward

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Infectious diseases,

Health insurance,

Patient Perspectives on Managing Routine Blood Tests during COVID-19

By Risa Simon, NKF patient advocate and founder of The Proactive Path and Transplantfirst Academy; and Michael Stevenson, NKF National Board Member an...

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Infectious diseases,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy