Archives for Transplant

Balancing Kidney Disease: Teenage Perspective
During this webinar, hear how others have balanced living with kidney disease as teens and learn more about where teens can go to ... Learn More >>
Topics: Coping • CKD • Transplant • ESRD • Patient Perspective

Healthy weight pre and post-kidney transplant
Maintaining a healthy weight can be a big part of the kidney transplant process – both before the transplant surgery and after. Th... Learn More >>
Topics: Coping • Diet • CKD • Exercise • Transplant • ESRD • Nutrition

Living Kidney Donation: Everything you Need to Know
There is no question that for most people, kidney transplant is considered the best treatment option for kidney failure. Receiving... Learn More >>
Topics: Kidney Failure • Transplant

Cómo adaptarse a la vida posterior a un trasplante de riñón
Recibir un trasplante de riñón puede ser un acontecimiento que lo entusiasme y le cambie la vida, pero tomar los cuidados necesari... Learn More >>
Topics: Kidney Failure • Coping • Transplant • ESRD

Stepping up to the plate: what it means to be a living kidney donor
Being a living donor can change the course of another person’s life. Especially when it comes to kidney disease, the need for livi... Learn More >>
Topics: Kidney Failure • Coping • Transplant • Patient Perspective

A patient's perspective: Be your own advocate
Navigating the health care system as a patient can be challenging. As a dialysis or transplant patient, it's often necessary to co... Learn More >>
Topics: Transplant • Dialysis • Advocacy • Patient Perspective

Organ transplant among minorities: How we can reduce the need and improve access
Racial and ethnic minorities are at higher risk for kidney disease and kidney failure, but kidney transplant, the best treatment f... Learn More >>
Topics: Transplant • Minority Concerns

I need a kidney transplant. Am I covered now? What about in the future?
There are many costs that come with getting a kidney transplant, beyond the transplant surgery itself. Before you begin your trans... Learn More >>
Topics: Finances • Transplant