Lessons learned from prison and dialysis while trying to prevent the pain, loss and cost of kidney diseases
Susan Quaggin, MD, featured on Slice of Healthcare Podcast
From the importance of being #United4KidneyHealth to treatments and more, Dr. Susan Quaggin was spotlighted on the Slice of Healthcare podcast, where she shined...
She gave her kidney to a high school acquaintance — and it changed his life
St. Louis Public Radio | By Emily Woodbury John “JT” Thomas was a healthy 20-year-old in 2011. But at that year’s family Thanksgiving gathering, he...
Man whose kidneys failed becomes an advocate for kidney donating
by: Kim Hudson ST. LOUIS – JT Thomas hopes others will become living kidney donors, as he works with the “We’re United 4 Kidney Health...
We’re United 4 Kidney Health: ASN in Review
Earlier this year, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) launched “We’re United 4 Kidney Health,” an initiative that repositions nephrology as a specialty that...
Health Care Inequities and the Rising Incidence of Kidney Diseases
Health disparities and the incidence of kidney diseases are undoubtedly connected. We need to address disparities and achieve equity not just in kidney care,...
Nephology Now and Ahead: Patient Choice, Shared Decisions, and Innovation
Priority #3: ACCELERATE INNOVATION and expand patient choice. We need to develop future leaders in nephrology who can move the field forward scientifically and...
Kidney Diseases and Transplants: Challenges and Progress
Priority #2: TRANSFORM TRANSPLANT and increase access to donor kidneys. If patients understood the benefits of transplantation and the process involved, more would likely accept...
From Intervention to Prevention: Getting Ahead of the Curve
Priority #1: INTERVENE EARLIER to prevent, diagnose, coordinate care, and educate. The scope of early intervention is so expansive that it touches every aspect...
ASN Launches “We’re United 4 Kidney Health” Initiative
Embracing early intervention and emphasizing health over end-stage treatment, ASN’s initiative, “We’re United 4 Kidney Health,” is both a roadmap and rallying cry of how, together, we...