FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2022 SUMMER READING LIST RELEASED BY LARGEST KIDNEY ADVOCACY GROUP Patient Insights on Care Choice, Innovation, Covid-19, and Kidney Replacement Therapies Washington, D.C. - In advance of the July 4th Independence Day weekend, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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June 2022
AAKP Innovator Series: The HiLo Study

Myles Wolf, MD, MMSc for the HiLo Steering Committee What is the best blood level of phosphate for people with kidney failure on dialysis? An Update on the HiLo Trial
Hyperphosphatemia, defined as having too much phosphate in the blood, is a common problem in kidney patients receiving dialysis.
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How to Reduce the Risk of Falling

By Stephen Z. Fadem, MD, FASN, AAKP Medical Advisory Board Chair, and Michelle (Misha) L. Nguyen, Senior Fitness Specialist
February was rodeo season in my hometown of Houston, Texas. Here is where young cowboys compete to stay on a 2,000-pound snorting, ornery, bucking, kicking, and twisting bull for at least eight seconds.
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Patient Profile Article: David Rush, Home Dialysis Patient, Kidney Advocate

David’s battle with kidney disease began in high school in Highland Park, New Jersey. He dreamed about following in his older brother’s footsteps of playing football in high school and college. During his routine sports physical, his doctor said there was protein in his urine.
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