FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 5, 2019FOR MORE INFORMATION:Deborah PelaezMarketing and Communications Manager(800) 749-AAKP; [email protected] FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS RESPONSE TO HHS SECRETARY ALEX AZAR REMARKS ON KIDNEY CAREWashington, D.C.
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March 2019
The Mediterranean Diet: A Must-Have for 2019
By Jennifer Rose Parker, RDN, CSR, LDNNow you can eat like an Italian or Grecian local—even while
state-side. Perhaps you have heard that the Mediterranean diet is one of
the healthiest diets of all times, boasting weight loss, improved diabetes
management and better health for all.
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AAKP 2019 National Patient Meeting – Meet the Planning Committee: Daronta Briggs
Daronta Briggs (Hampton, VA) was diagnosed with kidney disease in early 2008 and began hemodialysis that summer. He continued treatment until 2012, when he received a kidney transplant on October 24th. His journey didn't end there. Being a veteran himself (Gulf War of 1990-91)
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AAKP 2019 National Patient Meeting – Meet The Planning Committee: Daronta Briggs
By Melinda Starling, AAKP Communications InternDaronta Briggs (Hampton, VA) was diagnosed with kidney disease in early 2008 and began hemodialysis that summer. He continued treatment until 2012, when he received a kidney transplant on October 24th. His journey didn’t end there. Being a veteran himself (Gulf War of 1990-91)
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AAKP Innovator Series: Dr. Robert Star
Robert A. Star, M.D., is the director of the Division of
Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases at the National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH). aakpRENALIFE interviewed Dr.
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Patient Profile: National Kidney Month
By Deborah Pelaez, AAKP Marketing and Communications ManagerIn honor of National Kidney Month, AAKP is sharing stories from patients, a caregiver and a healthcare professional on their unique outlook on life and kidney disease awareness.
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