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Derek Forfang's journey with kidney disease has been a long, winding road filled with anxiety, depression, and heartbreak. Even after receiving one pa...

Continuing education series for professionals. Transitioning to dialysis is often a complicated and confusing development for our patients. It is the ...

Continuing education series for professionals. It is possible to have a healthy pregnancy after a kidney transplant with careful family planning. Star...

Whitney Johnson was born to Tanya Watters on February 17, 2000. She was born with an omphalocele, a rare condition in which a newborns organs are out...

UPDATE: On April 26, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that included the proposals below, and now it is with the Senate for consideration....

When Precious McCowan lost her child and kidney transplant it would have been easy to succumb to the tragedy. Instead, she channeled her grief into ad...

Roman McCormick was born with branchiootorenal/branchiootic syndrome, also known as BOR/BO syndrome. BOR/BO syndrome is a rare genetic condition that ...

Both the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the Coalition for Kidney Health (C4KH), a multi-stakeholder group of partners convened by NKF, recently...

When Thelma was just twelve years old, she started experiencing swelling in her hands and feet. But without health insurance, her family had to rely o...

Undocumented people face increased barriers to accessing health coverage and care, including treatment for kidney disease. What advocacy is being don...