Kidney Health 101: Making Sense of Kidney Tests and Lab Results
Key Takeaways Annual Testing: Everyone should get a yearly metabolic blood test, especially those with kidney disease risk factors....
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Oct 34 min
Dealing with Dialysis: Music and Art Therapy
Coping with kidney disease and dialysis can be difficult. Sometimes, you have to think outside the box. Have you considered music or art...
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Sep 304 min
Trick or Treat: Five Kidney-Friendly Halloween Sweets
Get ready to celebrate Halloween with this collection of kidney-friendly treats that will enchant your taste buds and leave...
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Sep 176 min
Discover Kidney-Friendly Caribbean Cuisine: History, Culture, and Recipes
Discover the vast and varied world of Caribbean cuisine. We'll explore the history behind five delicious dishes and see how they're more...
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Sep 34 min
End-of-Life Planning: Kidney Disease, Advance Directives, and Wills
What is an Advance Directive? Advance directives outline any health or medical desires you may have should you be unable to make those...
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Aug 284 min
A moment that changed me: I donated my kidney to a stranger – and felt like a failure
Five years on, I still struggle to see beyond my flaws. But I know that I once did a very good thing. I woke up from the surgery sobbing....
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Aug 213 min
Can You Eat High Potassium Fruits and Vegetables on a Low-Potassium Diet?
Everyone has different nutritional needs. Do not change or adjust your diet before speaking with a kidney dietitian or a healthcare...
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Aug 135 min
5 New Entrees for Your Kidney Disease Diet
Everyone has different nutritional needs. Speak with a kidney dietitian or a healthcare provider about creating a kidney diet that is...
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Jul 314 min
Thirty-Three Years in the Making: Donating a Kidney Altruistically
In 1990 Will Johnson was deeply moved when a college friend donated a kidney to their cousin. The thought of donating a kidney himself...
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Jul 263 min
The Future of Artificial Kidneys
As medicine advances so do new and innovative treatments for disease. Dr. Shuvo Roy, a professor and bioengineer with experience creating...
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Jul 193 min
Woman is First in U.S. to Undergo Robotic-Assisted Dual Kidney Transplant
Kidney failure can be a common condition associated with multiple myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer that affects the body’s plasma...
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Jul 173 min
Fad Diets Versus Prescribed Diets for Kidney Disease
Juice detoxes, intermittent fasting, and the cabbage soup diet: What do these have in common? They're all fad diets. What is a fad diet,...
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Jul 93 min
5 Summer Picnic Recipes for a Kidney Disease Diet
Everyone has different nutritional needs. Ask a kidney dietitian or a healthcare provider for advice in creating a kidney disease diet...
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Jul 82 min
A Kidney Transplant Equity Milestone: Removing Race from the Kidney Donor Risk Index
Patient advocates, we have a reason to celebrate! The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) has taken a monumental step...
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Jun 274 min
Staying Positive with Lupus and Lupus Nephritis
In 2014, Shadaiah (Shae) Forsey was a typical tenth-grade student. She studied, hung out with friends, and dreamed of the future. Then,...
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Jun 124 min
5 Vegetarian Recipes for Your Kidney Disease Diet
Everyone has different nutritional needs. Ask a kidney dietitian or a healthcare provider for advice in creating a plant-based diet plan....
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Jun 44 min
Breaking Ground in Transplantation: A New Era with Xenotransplantation
On March 16th, 2024, Richard Slayman made history at Massachusetts General Hospital as the first person to receive a genetically modified...
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May 241 min
The realities and ethics of pig organ transplants in humans
Genetically modified pig kidney transplants may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but they’re happening now – twice this year in...
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May 242 min
5 Summertime Superfoods For People with Kidney Disease
With summer approaching, it's time to switch up your diet and try new recipes. Here are five foods to add to your grocery list that are...
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May 233 min
New Analysis on Hypertension Treatment Presented as Late-Breaking Research at National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings
Long Beach, CA - May 16, 2024 - A new analysis of a study comparing two commonly used medications, chlorthalidone (CTD) and...
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