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Giving a kidney to someone who needs a transplant is a very generous thing to do. But can it lead to kidney problems in the donor? Most people do not experience health problems as a result of donation. A large study of the long-term effects of kidney donation had good news for people who donate kidneys. Doctors reported that living kidney donors can expect to live full, healthy lives. Donors had very few long-term health problems, in most...

By Kevin Longino, CEO of National Kidney Foundation and kidney transplant patient

This weekend marks Memorial Day, a traditional lake or beach weekend with all that this entails. It’s a time when we express our gratitude to the Veterans who have so nobly served us all to safeguard the freedoms we’ve come to count on. But this Memorial Day weekend will be a challenging one for all Americans, and especially for kidney patients.

September 29, 2020—Moonstone Nutrition and the National Kidney Foundation are partnering to raise awareness about the prevalence of kidney stones and the importance of overall kidney health. Moonstone Nutrition and NKF will develop educational materials to teach consumers and healthcare professionals about...

(December 4, 2023, New York, NY) —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has launched a new four-part patient-friendly animated video series to educate and help patients from diverse backgrounds and with varying levels of health literacy better understand the link between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and...