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Moving from a Cane to Curling for a Cure
Jennifer Cramer-Miller
Regan Birr graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a mechanical engineering degree in hand. Then she secured a promising job as a patent agent and moved from Canada to Denver. Young, ambitious, and ready to take on the world.
As she launched her career, an escalating array of confusing symptoms demanded her attention. Powerful fatigue. Joint pain....
Meeting with your legislator can feel overwhelming, particularly for first-timers, but remembering the basics can ensure your session goes off without a hitch! All you have to do is follow these 5 W’s for a successful kidney advocacy meeting.
1. Who
Ensuring that you are meeting with the right lawmaker is the first step to having a successful meeting. While state legislatures can differ, federal representation...
Advocacy has the power to bring people together across all walks of life in pursuit of a common, critical goal: for NKF and its advocates, to put an end to kidney disease. We have big goals to achieve, and we couldn’t do it without our incredible Voices for Kidney Health advocates.
But what is kidney advocacy?
What is a kidney advocate?Generally, an advocate is someone who actively...
Desplácese por el TikTok de Melanie Pina para encontrar una persona brillante, divertida y genuina que detalla su vida con lupus y en diálisis peritoneal. Con cada video, educa a su audiencia, encuentra el humor en su situación y da esperanza a innumerables personas que luchan con la enfermedad renal.
¿Cómo se convirtió en este faro de esperanza? Siga leyendo la historia inspiradora de...
When you hear the word “research,” you may think about innovative treatments and breakthrough technologies but these cutting-edge therapies are only made possible with another type of research called basic science. What is basic science research, and how does it apply to kidney disease? Dr. Holly Kramer, Dr. Joseph V. Bonventre, and Ph.D. candidate Hannah Wesselman break it down.
What is basic science?...
The National Kidney Foundation's advocacy efforts in 2023 started with welcoming a new Congress. It ended with the passage of game-changing legislation that will help the nearly 100,000 kidney patients currently on the waitlist. Voices for Kidney Health advocates were there every step of the way. They shared their stories and educated lawmakers on an agenda that will lead to Transplants for All and improved equity in kidney...
On March 16th, 2024, Richard Slayman made history at Massachusetts General Hospital as the first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant. Sadly, Mr. Slayman passed away two months later, but his contribution to the field of xenotransplantation will never be forgotten.
“Patients are at the forefront of everything we do here at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). We dream of a day when no one dies waiting...