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Let Down by the Healthcare System- Saved by Her Best Friend

"We've always said we were soul sisters. Today she's more than that. I believe she's my soulmate because she didn't even think twice about giving me h...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Addressing a Critical Health Crisis

For individuals with kidney failure, getting a transplant is life changing. It frees patients from the rigors of dialysis and allows them to return to...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Policy and legislation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Moving Public Policy Toward Transplants for All

By Morgan Reid As the National Kidney Foundations new and first Director of Transplant Policy & Strategy, I am eager to address the many opportunitie...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Policy and legislation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Removing Race from Diagnosing Kidney Disease and Addressing Health Inequities

By Anthony E. Tuggle, NKF National Board Chair COVID-19 and its disproportionate impact on people of color revealed the continued social and racial in...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Research Roundtables Serve as Call to Action for Kidney Funding

While treatments for chronic kidney disease (CKD) have recently seen some notable advances, the pace of innovation lags far behind that of other disea...

Fundraising and volunteering,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Ensuring CMS Hears the Patient Voice on Dialysis

Each year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) regulation, known as the ESRD rule. One o...

Home hemodialysis,

Home peritoneal dialysis,

Peritoneal dialysis,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies

NKF’s CEO Speaks on the Need for Innovation to Increase Kidney Transplant Rates

One of NKFs most important goals is making sure that more people benefit from a kidney transplant. Our Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Longino, recent...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Nephrologists Need to Ensure LGBTQ+ Patients Receive Affirming Care

Affirming care makes it easier for kidney patients in the LGBTQ+ community to stay connected with their health care professionals, and that can save l...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Kapil Panda: Changing Pain into Progress

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Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Funding Campaign to Ensure Progress in the Fight Against Kidney Disease

March means signs of spring, filling out college basketball brackets, and if you are a congressional staffer, fielding a TON of appropriations request...

Fundraising and volunteering,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,