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Hurricanes Irma and Harvey: Resources for Dialysis Patients

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have crippled families and businesses in Florida and Houston and the surrounding areas. National Kidney Foundatio...

Treatments and therapies,

Diet and nutrition,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diet and meal planning,

Disaster preparadness,

Emergency meal planning

A Future Beyond Kidney Disease

My name is Andrea Schmidt and I am a kidney transplant recipient.

Treatments and therapies,

Transplant recipients

Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Your Eyes

Eye problems can happen without any warning signs, even if you have late stage kidney disease or kidney failure. High blood pressure and diabetes can ...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

How a Facebook Post Changed One Dad's Life

In the fall of 2015, Alex Fox saw a Facebook post that would change his life. It was a picture of Darienne, a young girl with special needs whose mom,...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Kidney transplantation

Break Out of Isolation: Tips for Rural People on Dialysis

Whether you’re totally off the grid or just past the last stop on the bus line, living in an out-of-the-way place can present extra challeng...

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

A Single Decision to Save One Life Saves So Many More

Dr. Adnan Abla is a neurosurgeon in Pittsburgh, PA, who was diagnosed with kidney failure last summer. He received a kidney from an anonymou...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation

Kidney Cancer: An Unexpected Diagnosis

Kidney Cancer: An Unexpected Diagnosis Patient Stories Cancer treatment Treatments and therapies Kidney cancer Kidney diseases and conditions Diseases...

Diseases and conditions,

Treatments and therapies,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Cancer treatment,

Foreign Travel Tips For Dialysis Patients

Travel – domestic and abroad – shouldn’t be a barrier to reconnecting with friends and family or enriching your life by visiting new countri...

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Ada DeBold: How One Mother’s Love Saved Thousands of Lives

From one mother’s mission to a 75-year legacy—learn how Ada DeBold’s fight for her son led to the creation of the National Kidney Foundation.

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diseases and conditions,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Patient advocacy,

Childhood nephrotic syndrome

My Journey to Dialysis

In 1996, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and was on chemotherapy for five years. Following my treatment for cancer, I began to experience ...

Treatments and therapies,

Diet and nutrition,

Diet and meal planning,