Kidney Today Blog

The American Kidney Fund (AKF) presented three posters at the National Kidney Foundation's Spring Clinical Meetings held on May 14-18, 2024, in Long Beach, California.

AKF Ambassador Ariana Barton shares her journey living with IgA nephropathy, a rare kidney disease

Erin Leininger shares her family's experience helping her son Charlie live with cystinosis, a rare genetic disease that can cause kidney failure

To help you Be APOL1 Aware and learn if you may be at risk, here are 10 facts about AMKD.

AKF's recently launched Ambassador Community Engagement (ACE) Awards program was set up to provide funding for educational events for kidney disease, including rare kidney diseases, in-person or online.

The American Kidney Fund (AKF) held its fifth annual Kidney Action Week from March 18-22, the nation's only free online conference that provides engaging content for members of the kidney community—from caregivers to health care professionals—in one place.

A Q&A with Alonzo Mourning about APOL1-mediated kidney disease

Turning 30 is a big milestone and many people may have tasks they want to accomplish before the "big 3-0." "Donate a kidney" isn't a common item on that list, though. But that's exactly what 30-year-old Chris Tock did, volunteering to give his kidney...

As part of our 2024 Kidney Action Week™ (KAW), AKF's Office of Government Affairs hosted three sessions on March 19, KAW's Community Action Day.