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Towana Looney preparing for surgery, sitting on a gurney with blue text overlay, "'Just a little plain country girl can change the world': Towana Looney helps break new ground as the longest-living person with a gene-edited pig kidney"

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'Just a little plain country girl can change the world': Towana Looney helps break new ground as the longest-living person with a gene-edited pig kidney

Towana Looney shares her experience receiving a gene-edited pig kidney

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'We go through a lot': Life with a rare kidney disease

Thelma Barber, Michelle Farley and Malkia White share what it is like living with a rare kidney disease

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'What does a kidney patient look like?' Sometimes, a retired Army soldier

Vaughn Reynolds, an Army veteran and a retired federal air marshal, shares the story of his kidney disease journey

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AKF's third annual Dialysis at Home Summit brings the kidney community together to learn about home dialysis

A few highlights from AKF's Dialysis at Home: A Kidney Community Event

Woman nurse administering a vaccine to an older white man with blue text overlay, "Shot talk: Which vaccines should you get if you or a loved one are living with kidney disease"

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Shot talk: Which vaccines should you get if you or a loved one are living with kidney disease

As we enter the colder seasons when viruses spread more, now is the time to protect yourself against diseases by making sure you are up to date on your vaccines...

A white person's legs hanging off the side of a pool with the toes in the water with blue text overlay, "Take a little dip: 4 tips for safely swimming while on dialysis"

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Take a little dip: 4 tips for safely swimming while on dialysis

If your doctor has cleared you to do so, here are four tips to help you swim safely while on dialysis

Headshots of Dr. David Collister and Dr. Emily Christie with blue text overlay, "Gender versus sex and the kidneys: How does gender identity impact kidney health?"

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Gender versus sex and the kidneys: How does gender identity impact kidney health?

Researchers Dr. David Collister and Dr. Emily Christie provide an overview of their research on gender identity and kidney health

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5 recent FDA approvals to help treat kidney disease

An overview of five treatments for kidney disease recently approved by the FDA

Screenshots of KAW speakers Dr. Robert A. Montgomery, Dr. Christine Limonte and Dr. William Fissell with blue text overlay, "Emerging Innovations in kidney disease research"

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Emerging innovations in kidney disease research: The Kidney Project, xenotransplantation and the Kidney Precision Medicine Project

A recap of the Emerging Innovations sessions of AKF's 2024 Kidney Action Week