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Un diagnóstico sorprendente de glomeruloesclerosis focal y segmentaria y nefropatía en etapa 5 dio vuelta la vida de Jason, pero también le ayudó a cambiar toda su perspectiva sobre la vida. Así es como encontró el valor de pedir apoyo, aceptar ayuda y encontrar un lado positivo en estas circunstancias difíciles.

Cuando Dana, la esposa de...

If you asked Lamarr Holland a few years ago if he expected to become a TikTok influencer, he probably would have laughed and said, "No. I run a hemodialysis technician school, not a social media account." Still, here he is—an incredible educator making short, punchy, and informative videos about kidney disease that reach people worldwide. 

This is Lamarr's story.

Twenty-five years ago, Lamarr...

New legislation could help improve the lives of kidney patients nationwide

Sept. 29, 2021, New York, NY — Today, new bipartisan legislation that seeks to make home dialysis more accessible and affordable to kidney patients was introduced in the House of Representatives by Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) and Jason Smith (R-MO).  The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and its patient advocates have been working closely with champions in...

by Elizabeth Fortune, freelance writer and ESRD patient

Some days, the quarantine seems normal; some days it hits me in a way that makes me think, “what in the world is going on?!” As I told my husband one day last week, this is not our first experience with hard things.

The truth is, my husband and I are not strangers to self-quarantine. We’ve been isolating ourselves off and on since 2011, when I was diagnosed with cancer. In...

Foundation Encourages ALL Americans to Get their Annual Exams

June 8, 2021, New York, NY ­­– National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Observes National Call Your Doctor Day on Tuesday, June 8th by asking everyone to get their annual exams because early prevention strategies are the keys to good health. Maintaining optimal health demands that people stay knowledgeable about their overall health and are aware of silent killers like...

Focuses on Impact of Lupus Nephritis in the Kidney Community

May 10, 2021, New York, NY — In honor of World Lupus Day on Monday, May 10, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is highlighting patients living with a condition called lupus nephritis (LN), which is a kidney disorder. LN causes inflammation (swelling or scarring) of the small blood vessels that filter...

NKF Connecting Patients, Care Partners, Investigators for Better Research

June, 16, 2021 — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) unveiled a new portal to connect kidney patients, care partners, and living donors with researchers where they can partner on patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). 

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New York, NY—July 27, 2021—The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) releases today a position paper developed by 16 experts in nephrology and transplantation from 13 institutions that plots a path for research and innovation to address the most pressing barriers to kidney transplant access, organ availability, and long-term allograft survival in the United States. 

This ambitious agenda seeks...