Did you know only 10-40% of phosphorus from plant based foods is absorbed into your blood? This means you can generally enjoy fresh fruits and veggies with less worry about your phosphorus getting too high. Learn more in our Plant-based eating while on dialysis. READ MORE >>

Your dialysis social worker is a key member of your health care team, providing you with emotional support, connecting you to helpful resources and more. Learn about how they help you fight kidney disease in our Webinar recap: Ask a social worker blog post. READ MORE >>

In our work to increase kidney transplants through living organ donation, we’ve met inspirational allies in state legislatures around the country. In 2019, we worked to introduce legislation to protect living donors in 14 states—and nine of those passed the legislation! READ MORE >>

What does a second chance mean to you? For kidney patients like Miles, Ken and Alysia, a second chance means the ability to live life on their own terms. READ MORE >>

An experimental drug used to treat patients with lupus nephritis has successfully completed clinical trials and its maker will seek approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2020. If approved, it would be the first drug approved to specifically treat lupus nephritis. READ MORE >>

People with kidney disease are at higher risk for foodborne illnesses. As we head into Thanksgiving, our guest blog post from @FoodSafety.gov shares four simple steps that can help protect you and your family from foodborne illness this holiday season. READ MORE >>

Izzy is four years old, loves the dog park and is a certified people-magnet. But she means so much more to her owner Tony, who inherited her from his late friend, Jay. READ MORE >>

Did you know that keeping a healthy weight after a kidney transplant is just as important as keeping a healthy weight before transplant? If you missed our webinar on managing weight both pre- and post-transplant, catch up on the highlights in our webinar recap blog post. READ MORE >>

One way to fight kidney disease is through watching what you eat. Making easy changes to common Hispanic foods can give a healthy boost to recipes the whole family enjoys. Learn more about Kidney-friendly Hispanic food for people with diabetes on our blog. READ MORE >>

Historically, racial and ethnic minorities (referred to here as minorities) are underrepresented in clinical trials. This is unfortunate because kidney disease disproportionately impacts African Americans and Hispanics. READ MORE >>

For individuals living with diabetes—the leading cause of kidney failure—the approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the diabetes medicine canagliflozin (brand name INVOKANA®) to treat diabetic kidney disease and reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease is cause for optimism. READ MORE >>

Julie from AKF's Health Initiatives team screens people for kidney disease and its risk factors at events across the U.S. In a Kidney Today blog post, she tells us the top 5 reasons people give for why they don't get screened—and why you should even if you feel the same way. READ MORE >>