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Stepsibling Bond Leads to Life-Saving Kidney Donation

Read this powerful kidney transplant story about stepsiblings, identity, and living donation.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Living donation,

Kidney transplantation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation

How NKF Got Here: Kidney Care in the 1990s

The 1990s sparked major kidney care advances—from transplant games to donor rights. See how NKF led progress that still impacts patients today.

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diseases and conditions,

Cannabis and Kidney Disease–What You Need to Know

Explore how cannabis affects kidney health. Learn about benefits, risks, safe use, and transplant considerations for people with kidney disease.

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Mental health and wellness,

Informed decision-making,

Kidney transplantation,

Stress management,

Depression and anxiety,

Coping and self-care

Saving Ellen: A Glimpse into the Early Days of Kidney Transplantation

Pulitzer winner Maura Casey’s memoir shares her sister’s battle with kidney failure in the 1960s. Learn more.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Living donor programs,

Living donation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Glomerular diseases,

Glomerulonephritis

Trailblazers in Kidney Care: Dr. Minnie M. Sarwal

Learn how Dr. Minnie Sarwal is shaping transplant care with research, innovation, and a lifelong dedication to saving lives.

Tests and procedures,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Kidney function,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

She Gave Her Mom a Kidney—Now She’s Fighting for Donor Rights

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Policy and legislation

Trailblazers in Kidney Care: Meet the First Black Woman Transplant Surgeon

Learn how Dr. Velma Scantlebury-White became the first Black female transplant surgeon and led the fight for equity in kidney disease care and educati...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney transplantation,

Healthcare team

Living Kidney Donor Evaluation

The kidney donor process starts by contacting a transplant center to get evaluated. You’ll meet with the living donor team and have other testing done...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donor evaluation

PKD Took His Kidneys. His Community Gave Him a Second Chance

Daniel didn’t know what to do next after his kidneys failed from PKD. Then he found NKF’s living kidney donor resources, which helped him find a livin...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Organ donation,

Living donation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

A Son’s Gift: How His Kidney Donation Saved Two Lives and Transformed His Own

He saved his mom's life through a paired kidney exchange. A decade later, he honored her decision not to return to dialysis. Now he shares their ...

Treatments and therapies,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

End-of-life planning,

Living donor programs,

Living donation,

Hemolytic uremic syndrome