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Arm with a bandage on an IV line with blue text overlay, "Dialysis fistula and graft bleeds: What are they and how can they be prevented and treated?"

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Dialysis fistula and graft bleeds: What are they and how can they be prevented and treated?

Learn more about dialysis fistula and graft bleeds and how you can be prepared for one if it happens

Theresa Caldron and her family on the beach with blue text overlay, "Theresa Caldron gives a voice to vasculitis"

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Theresa Caldron gives a voice to vasculitis

Theresa Caldron shares her experience advocating for herself to get an accurate diagnosis of a rare form of vasculitis called granulomatosis with polyangiitis (...

Two people holding the progressive Pride flag with blue text overlay, "Pride Month: How kidney professionals can support the LGBTQ+ community this month and beyond"

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Pride Month: How kidney professionals can support the LGBTQ+ community this month and beyond

Pride Month is a time to lift up LGBTQ+ voices. It's also an opportunity to reflect on the work that's still needed to advance equity in critical spac...

Melkonian family portrait with blue text overlay, "Camp Connections was 'such a savior for us' says mom of daughter living with kidney disease"

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Camp Connections was 'such a savior for us' says mom of daughter living with kidney disease

Erin Melkonian shares the story of her daughter Jane's kidney disease journey

David Jacobs after completing his first marathon with blue text overlay, "Running for a reason: Why David Jacobs is doing his part to raise awareness (and funds) for kidney disease"

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Running for a reason: Why David Jacobs is doing his part to raise awareness (and funds) for kidney disease

David Jacobs shares how his experience with acute kidney failure motivated him to run a marathon and fundraise for AKF

Headshots of Malkia White, Michelle Farley and Thelma Barber with blue text overlay, "'We go through a lot': Life with a rare kidney disease"

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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

Pneumonia book with glasses and a stethoscope on top with blue text overlay, "Pneumonia's ripple effect: The surprising ties to acute kidney injury"

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Pneumonia's ripple effect: The surprising ties to acute kidney injury

Learn more about the connection between pneumonia and acute kidney injury

Victoria Gibbs sitting in athleisure outfit on a platform in the woods with blue text overlay, "Act Now: The Risk is Real"

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Act Now: The Risk is Real

Talk to your doctor about the risks associated with lupus nephritis. Don't wait. Go. Talk.

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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