Even though kidney disease affects 37 million Americans (by the CDC’s latest estimate) and is the fastest-growing noncommunicable disease, it rarely makes headlines and most people know very little about it. READ MORE >>

People often call living organ donors heroes, but I wasn’t looking to wear a superhero cape. Instead, I wanted to give my friend another chance at life. READ MORE >>

Nina Martinez made history in March as the first person with HIV to become a living kidney donor. She told AKF that the decision to donate her kidney was “a long time coming.” While she has been called a hero in stories about the transplant, she feels “it’s not heroic to help someone who needs help”—it is just the right thing to do. READ MORE >>

Learning you have kidney disease often leaves people with many questions. Dr. Delphine Tuot, an experienced nephrologist, answered questions about kidney disease from the AKF community. READ MORE >>

Jeff Pearlman's wife donated her kidney to a complete stranger. The story dates back several months, when Catherine was sitting in a Starbucks. She was doing our friend Bev a favor, and had a moment to spare, so it wasn’t a coffee shop she often frequents. Read more. READ MORE >>

Read Matt Schneider's blog about his journey with kidney disease and why it inspired him to take a trip across the country to raise awareness on organ donation and encourage others to register as organ donors. READ MORE >>

The first potential new treatment in decades for diabetic kidney disease was revealed in clinical trial results published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine. READ MORE >>

When I was diagnosed with advanced kidney disease at age 29, it came as a shock. Otherwise healthy and athletic, I had gone to the emergency room experiencing fever and back pain. Within a few years, they told me, I would need to start dialysis, unless I could find a donor for a kidney transplant. READ MORE >>