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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...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney transplantation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies

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...

Kidney transplantation,

Policy and legislation,

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

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, ...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

We Never Heal Alone

Written by: Jennifer Cramer-Miller On the evening on May 5th, Andrea Deanovic Schmidt attended the Minnesota National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Orange G...

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

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...

Kidney transplantation,

Policy and legislation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Why Do People Become Living Kidney Donors?

If you have two healthy kidneys, you may be able to donate one to improve or even save someone else's life. What does the journey look like? How do yo...

Living donor evaluation,

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

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...

Kidney transplantation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Donating a Kidney: “Having a Healthy Body is a Gift You Can Share with Someone.”

Have you ever wondered what drives someone to become a living donor? Meet Amy Hewitt, a woman who not only dedicated the last 20 years of her life fig...

Living donor evaluation,

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

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. ...

Kidney transplantation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Embracing a New Normal After Kidney Transplant

On AndrewKendris' 25th birthday, a trip to the urgent care changed his life forever. What he thought was a rash turned into a diagnosis of kidney fai...

Fundraising and volunteering,

Living donation,

Transplant recipients ,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,