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Flu Season is Back. How People with Kidney Disease Can Prepare

As someone with kidney disease or a transplant, you probably know that getting a flu shot can offer the best protection from this severe disease. But ...

Diseases and conditions,

Tests and procedures,

Infectious diseases,

Flu vaccination

What the New eGFR Calculation Means for Your Kidney Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

In the past, some medical calculations, like the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), included race in their estimates. After countless hours ...

Tests and procedures,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Glomerular filtration rate,

Kidney Transplant Allows Long Distance Runner to Race Again

In 2007, Ryan Shay, a professional athlete, collapsed during the US Olympic Marathon trials and later passed away from heart failure related to a pree...

Tests and procedures,

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation,

How Kidney Patients Can Protect Themselves From COVID-19 in 2022

In March 2020, Patrick Gee, a former dialysis patient and five-year kidney transplant recipient, contracted COVID-19 along with his wife. After diffic...

Diseases and conditions,

Tests and procedures,

Infectious diseases,

COVID-19 vaccination

A New Way to Diagnose Kidney Disease

Having an accurate eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) result is essential for managing kidney disease. In partnership with the American Soci...

Tests and procedures,

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Glomerular filtration rate

Changes to eGFR Calculation and What that Means for People Living with Kidney Disease

Having an accurate eGFR result is essential for managing kidney disease (KD). Important decisions like diagnosing KD, determining drug dosing, when to...

Tests and procedures,

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Glomerular filtration rate

Congress Joins NKF and USPSTF for US Preventive Services Task Force Kidney Disease Screening Recommendation

Last year, NKFs Coalition for Kidney Health (CKH) sent a letter to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommending that they institute ...

Diseases and conditions,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Tests and procedures,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Chronic kidney disease

Prioritizing Our Kidney Community’s Needs Amidst COVID Vaccine Campaign

As states reopen and more Americans receive one of the COVID-19 vaccines, many kidney patients still cant rest easy. They have questions about whethe...

Diseases and conditions,

Tests and procedures,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Acute kidney injury,

COVID-19 vaccination

Championing Kidney Policy In States Across the Country

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Tests and procedures,

Organ donation,

Policy and legislation,

COVID-19 vaccination

If You Have Kidney Disease, Take All Precautions to Prevent Getting COVID-19

Kidney disease and COVID-19 dont go well together. If you have kidney disease, do all that you can to prevent contracting it. Kidney diseasemay not ...

Tests and procedures,

Diseases and conditions,

Infectious diseases,

COVID-19 vaccination,