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By Kevin Longino, CEO of National Kidney Foundation and kidney transplant patient
With each new...
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By Kevin Longino, CEO, National Kidney Foundation and kidney transplant patient
I know the...
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The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee gave a gift to kidney transplant patients on...
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Over the weekend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its recommendations...
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By Kevin Longino, Kidney Transplant Recipient and CEO of the National Kidney Foundation
Earlier...
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On February 10th, the Administration released its vision for funding the U.S. government, including...
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Economist and college professor James Doti, PhD, did the cost benefit analysis and decided that a...
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Congressmen Kind (D-WI) and Burgess (R-TX) have given the kidney community an amazing New Year’s...
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On December 17th, the Administration and Congress took significant steps towards improving kidney...
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By Carol Offen, NKF Kidney Advocate and blogger at kidneydonorhelp.com
You probably have heard...
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By Jim Myers, NKF Advocate and Kidney Advocacy Committee Regional Leader
A preemptive kidney...
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Where to begin? There are so many elements of Lex David’s 39 years on this planet that are worth...
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Yes, you can eat a plant-based protein diet if you have chronic kidney disease (CKD). It might even...
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As a 20-year veteran of the New York Police Department, Detective Michael Lollo, 46, might already...
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For LaTonya Daniels, kidney screenings are a chance at a better life—and life itself. LaTonya...
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By Jennifer S. Scherer, M.D.
When you live with a serious illness like kidney disease, you...
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by Wendy Weckerly, living donor
I donated one of my kidneys to a stranger on Friday, March 2...