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Written by: Jennifer Cramer-Miller

On the evening on May 5th, Andrea Deanovic Schmidt attended the Minnesota National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Orange Gala, like she has many times before, as a grateful kidney transplant recipient and board member. But this year’s event became extra special. Because this year, as she sat with her brother Pete Deanovic (her heroic kidney donor), Andrea received the Arthur P. Pasquarella Leadership in...

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the 2024 Southern Colorado Kidney Walk on Sunday, September 29th at Memorial Park. We need your help to make it a successful event! Volunteers can look forward to opportunities to help in the following areas: event setup/cleanup, greeting walkers, welcome/finance table support, walk route ambassadors, Food, Kids or Dog, Zone support, start/finish line cheerleaders, and so much more! We have...

With your support, we are fighting to extend Medicare’s coverage for immunosuppressive medications to ensure all patients have access to these lifesaving drugs.   On January 8th, Dr. Matthew Cooper, a member of NKF’s National Board of Directors, testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee to support the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for...

(NEW YORK, NY) — September 19, 2011 — Nearly 50% of dialysis patients and their caregivers surveyed last month by the National Kidney Foundation indicated that their healthcare providers have less time for them now than in the past. Both patients and caregivers would like to spend more time discussing their lab goals and progress with their health care team than they currently do, according to the survey of 450 dialysis patients and 75...

(NEW YORK, NY) — September 19, 2011 — Nearly 50% of dialysis patients and their caregivers surveyed last month by the National Kidney Foundation indicated that their healthcare providers have less time for them now than in the past. Both patients and caregivers would like to spend more time discussing their lab goals and progress with their health care team than they currently do, according to the survey of 450 dialysis patients and 75...
Click here for our comprehensive resource on COVID-19.   Dialysis patients should NOT stop their treatments during the COVID-19 outbreak. To protect dialysis patients from the coronavirus, which causes the disease, COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have given dialysis centers new information to stop...
By Susan Dubuque   In November 2006, after I finished the 8k race, I dashed home so I could watch the Richmond Marathon. It was late in the race. The elite runners had long since crossed the finish line. But I was mesmerized by the individuals who were out there on the course.   They were not 24 years old, whip thin or 6’2” tall. In fact, they were older, shorter and heavier than I ever would have envisioned, and in a few cases,...

Have you ever wondered why health professionals ask for a urine sample? The kidneys remove waste material, fluids, and other substances from the blood. The urine can contain many different clues to how your body is doing. Your urine tells a lot about your health. Testing the urine is known as “urinalysis” (analysis of the urine). The most common use of urinalysis is to detect substances or cells in the urine that point to...

Recently two of the biggest champions for kidney patients in Congress, Reps. Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Jason Smith (R-MO), introduced the Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act (H.R. 5426). This bill is the result of months of discussion amongst the kidney community on the best ways to improve patient access and success on home dialysis.

We’ve heard from many patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic who were dialyzing in a facility but...

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