Kidney Today Blog

Learning you need to start dialysis may be overwhelming. Knowing what to expect can help you adjust. In this post, AKF Board of Trustees member Frances Ashe-Goi...

4 things you may not know about the connection between your heart and kidneys

Here are just some of the outstanding advocacy achievements AKF accomplished in 2022 thanks to our Government Affairs team and AKF Ambassadors.

Dr. Shayan Shirazian, a nephrologist at Columbia University Medical Center, joined AKF for a webinar to discuss pruritus (itchy skin) and ways to manage it.

Highlights of a very successful year in state advocacy for AKF and our community of kidney disease advocates.

As you set your healthy eating resolutions for the new year, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has four simple steps to food safety that wil...

AKF was honored to be Pittsburgh Steelers Pressley Harvin III's chosen charity for the My Cause My Cleats campaign, selected to bring awareness to his late...

Cooking: some love it, some don't. For those who don't or have physical challenges that make cooking hard, Kidney Kitchen® contributor Linda Blaylock ...

While holiday travel can bring us joy and great memories, it can also involve stress and anxiety. For people with kidney failure who use home hemodialysis, this...