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5 Ways To Support Children and Adolescents with Kidney Disease

Nearly 10,000 children1 in the country are living with kidney failure and require either dialysis or a kidney transplant to stay alive. How can you be...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Children and adolescents,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Transition to adult care

Paired Kidney Exchange Program Gets Two People off Dialysis in One Day

When Kelli Strother walked into her local NKF office in 2018, she expected to discuss kidney health policy and figure out how her employer could help ...

Fundraising and volunteering,

Fundraising events

Her Kidneys Failed at 26: “I Had the Kidney Function of an 80-Year-Old”

Maria Madak grew up having regular checkups and bloodwork to keep track of her kidney function because of her chances of inheriting IgA Nephropathy (I...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Deceased donation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Transplant recipients ,

Autoimmune kidney diseases and conditions,

IgA nephropathy

Meet the Grandma Fighting Kidney Disease on the Fortnite Battlefield

Picture a gamer: you might see a young teen with color-changing lights in the back. Maybe a college student playing with friends or even an adult who ...

Fundraising and volunteering,

Fundraising events

Transitional Care Units in Dialysis

CRN Lead Article: Transitional Care Units in Dialysis Ann Pittaoulis, RD, LDN Despite continuous efforts to educate on CKD, many patients starti...

Treatments and therapies,

Medical professionals

Taking One Kidney Up Mount Kilimanjaro

Jumping out of planes and diving with sharks - Corey Zaretsky has always had an adventurous side. Even after donating a kidney to his younger brother ...

Fundraising and volunteering,

Fundraising events

46 Years with a Transplanted Kidney? Yes, It's Possible.

This National Donate Life Month, we wanted to share an extraordinary story of hope and resilience. Meet George Franklin III, join us in congratulating...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Transplant recipients ,

Kidney transplantation

Kidney Care Professionals, Grab Your Headphones and Earn Free CE On the Go

Have you ever wished you could earn continuing education (CE) credits during the work commute, while doing chores, or even exercising? Now you can. Th...

Medical professionals

What if Transplant Relationships Go Wrong?

Donating a kidney to a friend or family member is a huge life decision. It's natural to hope that giving this gift will help your relationship with th...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney transplantation

Donating a Kidney Didn't Slow this American Ninja Warrior Down

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 ...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,