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Written by: Jennifer Cramer-Miller There are many ways to describe fifty-year-old Doobie Kurus. Pre-school teacher. Husband and father of three girls....

Prior to 2006, Audra Skibo was dealing with mysterious health problems. At first, doctors believed it was multiple sclerosis or another disease that a...

In 1984, Bernardine (Dine) Watson was feeling gloomy, exhausted, and suffering from intermittent joint pain. However, as a working mom going through a...

I have been to South Africa, I donated a kidney, or I have a tattoo - this game of two truths and a lie was featured prominently on Jessicas dating...

Since the start of state legislative sessions in January, Voices for Kidney Health advocates have worked with lawmakers to pass Living Donor Protectio...

In 2021, Jeanine Ramirez received heartbreaking news. Even with dialysis, her kidney function was too low, and she was given only six months to live. ...

In 2021, the kidney community helped improve, sustain, and extend the lives of many people with kidney disease. NKF asked some of these people what th...

At only 22, Austin Gray was a talented athlete preparing to compete in the Minneapolis American Ninja Warrior qualifying round when he heard that his ...

This August NKF Voices for Kidney Health advocates from across the country are meeting with their federal representatives, sharing their stories and w...

NKF staff member becomes a living donor The availability of kidneys from living donors is crucial to the survival of many kidney patients, but thousan...