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How a Routine Health Test Revealed a Life-Changing Kidney Disease Diagnosis

In August 2018, Robert and KetanyaMoore decided to switch life insurance companies. The new company required health tests to determine their premiums...

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Diseases and conditions,

Cardiovascular disease,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

High blood pressure,

Patient Education Library: Brochures

Find printable patient brochures related to kidney disease

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Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

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Diseases and conditions,

Diet and nutrition

Coping with Chronic Kidney Disease: “Being an Advocate Saved My Life.”

Derek Forfang's journey with kidney disease has been a long, winding road filled with anxiety, depression, and heartbreak. Even after receiving one pa...

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Chronic kidney disease,

Patient advocacy

Kidney Commute CE Study Guide: Transitions of Care for AKI and CKD

Continuing education series for professionals. Transitioning to dialysis is often a complicated and confusing development for our patients. It is the ...

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Medical professionals,

Acute kidney injury

Kidney Commute CE Study Guide: Reproductive Health After Kidney Transplant

Continuing education series for professionals. It is possible to have a healthy pregnancy after a kidney transplant with careful family planning. Star...

Diseases and conditions,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Medical professionals,

Sexual health and intimacy

Love and Faith: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

Whitney Johnson was born to Tanya Watters on February 17, 2000. She was born with an omphalocele, a rare condition in which a newborns organs are out...

Diseases and conditions,

Children and adolescents,

Rare kidney diseases and disorders

Proposed Debt Ceiling Plan Hurts Kidney Disease and Dialysis Patients

UPDATE: On April 26, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that included the proposals below, and now it is with the Senate for consideration....

Treatments and therapies,

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Chronic kidney disease

Kidney Failure After Tragedy: “I Thought My Life Was Over.”

When Precious McCowan lost her child and kidney transplant it would have been easy to succumb to the tragedy. Instead, she channeled her grief into ad...

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Kidney for Roman: One Teenager’s Lifelong Journey

Roman McCormick was born with branchiootorenal/branchiootic syndrome, also known as BOR/BO syndrome. BOR/BO syndrome is a rare genetic condition that ...

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Children and adolescents,

Rare kidney diseases and disorders,

Kidney transplantation

Pushing for Kidney Disease Screenings to Help the Patients that Need Them Most

Both the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the Coalition for Kidney Health (C4KH), a multi-stakeholder group of partners convened by NKF, recently...

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Tests and procedures,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Patient advocacy