Kidney Today Blog

4 key takeaways from the American Heart Association's new High Blood Pressure Guideline

The legendary singer, Tina Turner, was known as "The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll," but she was also an outspoken advocate for kidney disease, sharing her story to spread awareness of the importance of kidney health.

As part of our 2023 Kidney Action Week, AKF hosted a virtual Congressional briefing called Upstream Solutions to Chronic Kidney Disease: Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Prevention and Management to discuss the growing rate of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the U.S.

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

To celebrate Heart Month, we spoke with AKF's newest Kidney Kidney Kitchen®, NIH NHLBI's The Heart Truth program, and our friends NIDDK about how people with kidney disease can manage their heart health through food. Learn what they had to say on our blog.

Nine years at stage 3 kidney disease and holding—Gail Rae-Garwood shares her experience about slowing down kidney disease.