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After 2 kidney transplants, Chicago woman takes on first marathon
When more than 50,000 runners take off in Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, one participant will be celebrating a journey far beyond 26 miles.Read More
The Relationship Between Obesity and Chronic Kidney Disease
Researchers estimate that there are about 850 million people around the globe living with chronic kidney disease (CKD). It’s also the world’s third fastest-growing cause of death.Read More
Connecting the Dots: Why a Kidney Care Leader Is Tackling Diabetes Head-On
It’s no secret that the U.S. healthcare system is fragmented and often frustrating. But progress is underway.Read More
Teacher opens up about donating kidney to fellow teacher’s husband
An Illinois teacher is giving a fellow teacher’s husband a second shot at life after donating one of her kidneys to him earlier this month.Read More
ICE spared him from deportation to Venezuela. He donated a kidney to save his ailing brother in the Chicago area.
The minutes dragged into hours on Wednesday night as Jose Gregorio Gonzalez tossed and turned through the night. At 5 a.m. the next day, he was scheduled to donate his kidney to his younger brother, Alfredo Pacheco, who was also restless.Read More
Kidney patients see opportunity in RFK Jr.’s upheaval
Advocates for patients with kidney disease are calling on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to go ahead and fire the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.Read More
Illinois boys receive life-saving kidney transplants, community rallies support
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Two young boys from Central Illinois are experiencing a new lease on life, thanks to the power of community support and organ donation.Read More
The Concern Still Exists on the Kidney Patient Act – Make Your Voice Heard
Kidney disease is devastating Black communities—and the crisis is deepening. Read More
A frequent flyer needed a kidney transplant to live. This Delta employee gave him one
Bruce Gamble has been flying out of Birmingham, Alabama, since the late 1980s for his job as a consultant for car dealerships.Read More
Springfield family in search of kidney donor for 3-year-old son
The Randolph family is in a desperate race against time as they seek a kidney donor for their 3-year-old son, Lincoln, whose kidneys have completely failed.Read More