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Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Your Eyes

Eye problems can happen without any warning signs, even if you have late stage kidney disease or kidney failure. High blood pressure and diabetes can ...

Kidney failure,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Treatments and therapies

How a Facebook Post Changed One Dad's Life

In the fall of 2015, Alex Fox saw a Facebook post that would change his life. It was a picture of Darienne, a young girl with special needs whose mom,...

Kidney transplantation,

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies

Break Out of Isolation: Tips for Rural People on Dialysis

  Whether you’re totally off the grid or just past the last stop on the bus line, living in an out-of-the-way place can present extra challeng...

Healthy habits,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

A Single Decision to Save One Life Saves So Many More

Dr. Adnan Abla is a neurosurgeon in Pittsburgh, PA, who was diagnosed with kidney failure last summer. He received a kidney from an anonymou...

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies,

Foreign Travel Tips For Dialysis Patients

  Travel – domestic and abroad – shouldn’t be a barrier to reconnecting with friends and family or enriching your life by visiting new countri...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

Ada DeBold: How One Mother’s Love Saved Thousands of Lives

It takes immense passion to crusade for social change but even then, it is no match for the zeal of mother on a mission to save her son. That&rsquo...

Childhood nephrotic syndrome,

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies

My Journey to Dialysis

In 1996, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and was on chemotherapy for five years.  Following my treatment for cancer, I began to experience ...

Diet and meal planning,

Diet and nutrition,

Treatments and therapies

Insurance Options for People on Dialysis or With a Kidney Transplant

Find out information about insurance options for kidney patients, dialysis treatment, and transplant.

Health insurance,

Transplant recipients ,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies,

Top 10 Tips for Dialysis Patients

When it comes to your care, you have many rights and options. Here are our Top 10 Tips for those on dialysis.

Dialysis care teams,

Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies

Dialysis: Dry, Itchy Skin

What causes dry, itchy skin Useful tips Sign up for a deep dive into dialysis...

Signs and symptoms,

Diseases and conditions,

Treatments and therapies