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![Headshot of Ariana Barton with blue text overlay, "Riding the rollercoaster: How Ariana Barton learned to live with IgA nephropathy"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%20Ariana%20Feature%20-%20May%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=HOF_xheA)
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AKF Ambassador Ariana Barton shares her journey living with IgA nephropathy, a rare kidney disease
![Leininger family sitting on a couch with blue text overlay, "'The everyday struggles and victories' of raising a child living with cystinosis"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Copy%20of%20Blog%20Cystinosis%20Parent%20-%20May%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=MY6D4CYV)
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Erin Leininger shares her family's experience helping her son Charlie live with cystinosis, a rare genetic disease that can cause kidney failure
![Black man kissing the forehead of an older Black woman with blue text overlay, "What is APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD)? 10 facts to help you Be APOL1 Aware"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%20AMKD%20-%20April%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=aaJz56co)
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To help you Be APOL1 Aware and learn if you may be at risk, here are 10 facts about AMKD.
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AKF's recently launched Ambassador Community Engagement (ACE) Awards program was set up to provide funding for educational events for kidney disease, inclu...
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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 c...
![Alonzo Mourning speaking at a podium with blue text overlay, "Basketball Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning shares his kidney disease journey and encourages others to become APOL1 aware"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%20Alonzo%20Mourning%20AMKD%20Q%26amp%3BA%20-%20April%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=AgV8LpQr)
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A Q&A with Alonzo Mourning about APOL1-mediated kidney disease
![Chris Tock (left) and Paul Violino (right) with blue text overlay, "Saving someone's life is really priceless"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%2030%20Year%20Old%20Donor%20-%20April%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=6vnoc5Nn)
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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 co...
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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.
![Injectable medicine next to a stethoscope with blue text overlay, "Study results show promising effects of semaglutide for people with diabetic kidney disease"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Blog%20Semaglutide%20-%20March%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=HJZwx3_t)
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Results from a recent clinical trial show promise for semaglutide as a treatment to help slow progression of kidney disease and reduce the risk of death from ki...