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By Ed Hrabe, Kidney Transplant Recipient   This is my story, somewhat condensed. When I was about 8 years old I started getting severe back pains, only to discover that one of my kidneys had failed to develop. Shortly thereafter that failed kidney was removed and I lived with one kidney for the next 56 years. 4 years ago I learned that my one kidney was failing, due to an uncommon disease called...

by Morgan Reid, NFK Director of Transplant Policy and Strategy

Amplifying the voices of our kidney patient community is a critical component of how the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) creates impact and change in kidney health. I recently received an invitation to the annual National Medical Association (NMA) Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly to join two nephrology sessions as a roundtable discussion panelist on...

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"Gout Central" empowers patients with the most essential tools and information for controlling gout and protecting their kidneys. Guidance is provided on the optimal use of nutrition, lifestyle, and medication for the prevention and treatment of gout flares.

Includes easy-to-use tools to track your weight, blood pressure, eGFR, albumin-to-creatinine ratio, uric acid, and gout flare history.

  • Helps you...

CRN Membership Updates Carol Lim, RD CRN Membership Chair

As the dog days of summer approach, are you looking for ways to help pass time? Consider listening to these healthcare podcasts:  

Kidney Commute – a podcast by NKF for the interprofessional renal healthcare team to earn CE on-the-go.

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Presentation Title: Patient Engagement and Kidney Care (Interprofessional)

Presenter(s):

  • Renee Bova-Collis, MSW, LCSW (Engaging Patients in Dialysis Care Plans)
  • Melissa Prest, DCN RDN (Health Info and Technology...

Es hora de arrojar luz sobre un resultado poco comentado, pero común, de lupus sistémico o nefritis lúpica. 

  • El lupus afecta a 1.5 millones de adultos en los EE. UU.
  • En los adultos con lupus, el 50% tienen enfermedad renal
  • Entre 1 y 3 de cada 10 personas con nefritis lúpica presentan insuficiencia renal
¿Qué es el lupus?

El lupus...

CNSW Membership Updates

Jennifer Miller, LICSW

CNSW Membership Chair

Hello Everyone!  Happy Fall!

Fall is a time of year for many changes. The leaves are changing colors, going from green to yellows, oranges, and reds. For many of us there is a temperature change from warm daytime hours to cool crisp evenings and early mornings. These changes mean that we are likely to be spending more time...

By Carol Offen, NKF Kidney Advocate and blogger at kidneydonorhelp.com

You probably have heard of the enormous benefits of a living vs. deceased-donor kidney for the recipient, but did you know that there are real benefits to the donor, too?

For family members or couples, they are nothing short of dramatic:

 

1. Helping a loved one is an amazing feeling: To see a loved one who’s been pale, weak, and often...