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Inserting Your Own Needles for Dialysis (Self-Cannulation) Is Your Right!

Self-cannulation for dialysis is your right and can offer greater control and convenience. It requires proper training and practice. Talk to your care...

Dialysis access,

Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies

Love’s Second and Last Chance Brings Bequest to NKF

Loves Second and Last Chance Brings Bequest to NKF Patient Stories Kidney transplantation Organ and tissue transplantation and donation Dialysis Trea...

Caregivers of adults,

Kidney transplantation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies,

A Dialysis Patient Helps Others as a Peer Mentor

Three days per week, Allen H. Nelson wakes up well before dawn and drives himself to a facility near his home in Gradyville, Pennsylvania for his regu...

Coping and self-care,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Mental health and wellness,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

How Does Palliative Care Improve the Quality of Life for Kidney Patients?

Palliative care supports kidney patients by managing symptoms, easing emotional stress, and improving quality of life. It's available at any stag...

Treatments and therapies

A Dream Starting to Come True: Wearable Kidneys

Groups in the United States and other countries are doing studies on different types of wearable kidneys.

Treatments and therapies

Positive Mindset Leads to Life’s Purpose with CKD

Positive Mindset Leads to Lifes Purpose with CKD Patient Stories Kidney transplantation Organ and tissue transplantation and donation Kidney failure ...

Kidney failure,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Kidney transplantation,

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies

6 Tips to Help “Spring Clean” Your Medicine Cabinet

By Jenise Stephen, Pharm.D Its that time of year again the weather is slowly warming up and the days are getting longer! Despite what the temperatu...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

Grateful and Giving Back After a Kidney Transplant

Years ago, Shannon was prescribed Lithium to treat her bipolar disorder. Her doctors told her it could harm her kidneys, but after years of struggling...

Peritoneal dialysis,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Transplant recipients ,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies,

Love in the Time of Dialysis

Love in the Time of Dialysis Patient Stories High blood pressure Cardiovascular disease Diseases and conditions Dialysis Treatments and therapies Copi...

Coping and self-care,

High blood pressure,

Mental health and wellness,

Cardiovascular disease,

Diseases and conditions,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

Transplants & Chores: The Magic of Tidying Up

Transplants & Chores: The Magic of Tidying Up Patient Education Kidney transplantation Organ and tissue transplantation and donation Self-management a...

Immunosuppressants,

Kidney transplantation,

Self-management and self-care,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies