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Navigating College, Dialysis, and Transplant: One Advocate’s Kidney Disease Journey

Lance Mason's kidney journey began before he was even bornboth his parents had kidney disease and had gone through dialysis and kidney transplants. G...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney transplantation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

North Carolinians Need the Living Donor Protection Act: An Advocate’s Letter to the North Carolina Legislature

As more states pass the Living Donor Protection Act, which protects living donors from insurance discrimination, the situation of kidney patients in N...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Policy and legislation,

Kidney transplantation

Kidney Transplant Recipient and Renaissance Person Fighting for Equality in Healthcare

Jess Walters is an independent scholar, a remarkable artist, and a fierce advocate. With a neurodivergent deaf-queer identity that fuels their drive, ...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Your Go-To-Guide for a Successful Kidney Advocacy Meeting

Meeting with your legislator can feel overwhelming, particularly for first-timers, but remembering the basics can ensure your session goes off without...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Policy and legislation,

Kidney transplantation

Xenotransplantation

Xenotransplantation involves using non-human cells, tissues, or organs, like pig kidneys, to treat human medical conditions. Learn about its uses, suc...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation

Transplants For All: Saving Lives, One Kidney at a Time

In 2021, there were 786,000 patients1 living with kidney failure, yet less than 25,0002 received a transplant that year. In 2022, the U.S. finally rea...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation

HRSA’s Plan to Modernize the Transplant System

Last week the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced it is taking several steps to modernize the U.S. organ transplant system. ...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation

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

Focusing Our Patient-Driven Advocacy on Transplants for All

In 2022 the National Kidney Foundation took several key steps to follow through on our passionate commitment to transplants for all. The dedication of...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

A Kidney Patient’s Journey to Advocacy

With Election Day around the corner, National Kidney Foundation advocates are already looking ahead to 2023, when state legislatures and a new Congres...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney transplantation,

Patient advocacy