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Stay Safe This Election Season: Get a Flu Shot!

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Diseases and conditions,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Tests and procedures,

Infectious diseases,

Disease prevention,

Flu vaccination

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

NKF and ASN form joint task force to focus on use of race in eGFR

In August of 2020, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) formed a joint task force to focus on the use of ...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Tests and procedures,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Race and ethnicity,

Glomerular filtration rate

Working to Get All Patients with Diabetes Tested for Kidney Disease

We know that when kidney disease is diagnosed in the early stages, the patient has the best chance of managing the illness and living without its seri...

Diseases and conditions,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Tests and procedures,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Disease prevention,

Diabetic kidney disease

Managing Routine Blood Tests During COVID-19

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Tests and procedures,

Diseases and conditions,

Infectious diseases,

COVID-19 Fears Don’t End After Being Tested

By Fiona McKinney, Kidney Patient andKidney Advocacy CommitteeMember A few weeks ago, I was interviewed for an article about fears and concerns of ...

Diseases and conditions,

Tests and procedures,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Acute kidney injury

Shortages, Support and Staying Safe during Medical Procedures

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Treatments and therapies,

Tests and procedures,

Policy and legislation

It’s World Kidney Day – Time to Consider Your Kidney Health

Its World Kidney Day Time to Consider Your Kidney Health Prevention & Awareness Tests and Procedures Plant-based diet Diet and meal planning Diet a...

Diet and nutrition,

Tests and procedures,

Diet and meal planning,

Mediterranean diet,

Plant-based diet

A Mother Triumphs Over Depression After Donating a Kidney

A Mother Triumphs Over Depression After Donating a Kidney Patient Stories Living donation Organ and tissue transplantation and donation Depression and...

Tests and procedures,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Mental health and wellness,

Living donation,

Depression and anxiety

What is the Difference Between sCr, eGFR, ACR, and BUN?

What is the Difference Between sCr, eGFR, ACR, and BUN? Patient Education urine protein-creatinine ratio (uPCR) Urine tests Tests and Procedures urine...

Tests and procedures,

Urine protein-creatinine ratio (uPCR),

Urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR),