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Congress Joins NKF and USPSTF for US Preventive Services Task Force Kidney Disease Screening Recommendation

Last year, NKFs Coalition for Kidney Health (CKH) sent a letter to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommending that they institute ...

Chronic kidney disease,

Diagnostic, screening, and imaging tests,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Tests and Procedures

Prioritizing Our Kidney Community’s Needs Amidst COVID Vaccine Campaign

As states reopen and more Americans receive one of the COVID-19 vaccines, many kidney patients still cant rest easy. They have questions about whethe...

Acute kidney injury,

COVID-19 vaccination,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Tests and Procedures

Patients, Families, and Health Professionals Unite to Advocate for Change

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Chronic kidney disease,

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Does a Diagnosis of Lupus Nephritis Also Mean I Have Lupus?

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Lupus nephritis,

Autoimmune kidney diseases and conditions,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions

Kidney Failure Didn’t Stop this Young Powerhouse Live Her Dreams, Fight for Patients

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Kidney failure,

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

Kidney Cancer

Kidney cancer starts in the kidneys and can lead to tumors. Symptoms may include blood in urine and back pain. Risk factors include smoking, obesity, ...

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions

Kidney disease changed our lives in a day

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Kidney failure,

Caregivers of adults,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is a rare genetic condition causing high oxalate levels in urine, leading to kidney stones and potential kidney fai...

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions

Kidney Stones in Children and Teens

Kidney stones in kids can cause severe pain. Treatment includes increased fluids, pain relief, and sometimes surgery.

Children and adolescents,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

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,