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Hope and Healing: Counseling Kids with Kidney Disease at Camp ChiMer

Kidney disease has been a constant in Lukas Chapmans life. His father and brother had kidney failure. He was diagnosed with stage two kidney disease ...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Children and adolescents,

Social determinants of health,

Pride in Practice: Empowering LGBTQIA+ Communities in Kidney Health

Trigger warning: This article discusses suicidal ideation and suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, call the National Suicide ...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Social determinants of health,

5 Asian American and Pacific Islander Icons With Kidney Disease

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're showcasing the journeys of five people with kidney disease who made history. The...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Social determinants of health,

Race and ethnicity,

Turning Hurdles into Hope: How one Hospital Overcomes Kidney Transplant Obstacles

Housing instability, language barriers, and finances. These social factors, among others, often block someones access to a kidney transplant. Houston...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Social determinants of health

Triple Threat: An Advocate’s Fight Against Lupus, Cancer, and Kidney Failure

Isha Triguero was an active sixteen-year-old who loved playing for her high school track team when, all of a sudden, she began suffering from extreme ...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diseases and conditions,

Transplant recipients ,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Social determinants of health,

Autoimmune kidney diseases and conditions,

Lupus nephritis

LGBTQIA+ Healthcare Disparities: The Impact on Kidney Disease Outcomes

Recent studies have found that over 50% of LGBTQ+ people experience some form of healthcare discrimination1 and over 25% of transgender people reporte...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Social determinants of health

Do You Want to Help Researchers Develop the Next Study about Kidney Disease?

Have you ever had wished you could share your insights as a kidney patient with researchers? Or wondered if your personal experience might help an inv...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Social determinants of health,

Environmental determinants of health

My Sister is My Hero: My Kidney Transplant Story

My Sister is My Hero: My Kidney Transplant Story Patient Stories Risk factors Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing Living donors Kidney groups Family...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Social determinants of health,

Environmental Pollution and Kidney Disease

Air, soil, and water pollution have been linked to risks for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, shortened life, and infections. There hasn’t been mu...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Environmental risk factors,

Social determinants of health,

Environmental determinants of health