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Kidney Transplant Patient Beats COVID-19 After Six-Week Bout of Deadly Disease

The symptoms of COVID-19 were difficult for Maryann Starick, a five-year kidney transplant patient, but not as hard to deal with as the anxiety she fe...

Diseases and conditions,

Infectious diseases,

COVID-19 Patients are Becoming Kidney Patients, but Most Americans are Unaware

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Diseases and conditions,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Acute kidney injury

COVID-19 Fears Don’t End After Being Tested

By Fiona McKinney, Kidney Patient andKidney Advocacy CommitteeMember A few weeks ago, I was interviewed for an article about fears and concerns of ...

Diseases and conditions,

Tests and procedures,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Acute kidney injury

Improving Transportation to Dialysis During a Pandemic and Beyond

By Torie Kranze, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated transportation issues frequently fac...

Diseases and conditions,

Treatments and therapies,

Infectious diseases,

Finding Community in Isolation

by Elizabeth Fortune, freelance writer and ESRD patient Some days, the quarantine seems normal; some days it hits me in a way that makes me think, wh...

Diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Infectious diseases,

Glomerular diseases,

Patient Story: Managing Medication During COVID-19 Outbreak

byHaley Jensen, kidney transplant recipient andNKF patient advocate As a kidney transplant recipient, medication is one of the most essential parts ...

Diseases and conditions,

Treatments and therapies,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Chronic kidney disease

What does lifting COVID-19 restrictions mean for kidney patients?

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Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Living donation,

Chronic kidney disease

Sounding the Alarm, Acute Kidney Injury, and Asking the Experts

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Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Acute kidney injury,

Patient advocacy

Seeing the Silver Lining: Injecting Positivity and Hope Back into the World

by Risa Simon, NKF Advocate, Peer Mentor, and Inspirational Author COVID-19 is forcing transplant centers to cancel live kidney donor transplants and ...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Mental health and wellness,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney transplantation,

Coping and self-care,

Appreciating the Simple Things

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Diseases and conditions,

Infectious diseases,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Chronic kidney disease