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Uniting Heroes: Matching Veterans with Living Kidney Donors

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), the VA currently cares for around 600,000 Veterans with kidn...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Living donor programs,

Kidney transplantation

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...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney transplantation,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Race and ethnicity,

Coping With Kidney Disease Is Hard. Peer Mentors Can Help

Mental health is important for people with kidney disease. Far too many people face kidney disease without enough emotional support, but NKF Peers is ...

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Mental health and wellness,

Kidney transplantation,

Coping and self-care

Kidney Commute CE Study Guide: Living Donation and Transplant

Continuing education series for professionals. Kidney transplants are the optimal treatment option for many kidney patients. However, the average wait...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation,

Living donation

From Preemie to Transplant Recipient: Logan's Fight Against a Rare Kidney Disorder

When Logan Blevins was three days old, a preemie weighing just three pounds and four ounces, his doctors noticed something amiss with his urine and bl...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation,

Living donation,

Children and adolescents

Weight Management for Kidney Patients and Living Donors

Discover the impact of BMI on transplants and health.

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Healthy habits,

Kidney transplantation,

Kidney Commute CE Study Guide: Working Towards Transplant

Continuing education series for professionals. At National Kidney Foundation, we believe that everyone who needs a kidney transplant should get one. A...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation

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,