CONGRESS TARGETS BIAS AGAINST LIVING ORGAN DONORSLIVING DONOR PROTECTION ACT SAFEGUARDS JOBS AND INSURANCELARGEST KIDNEY PATIENT GROUP MOBILIZES TO BACK CONGRESSWashington, D.C.: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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April 2023
Statement of Policy Principles and Solutions: Living Organ Donation
April 2023Statement of Policy Principles and Solutions: Living Organ DonationAs the leading, independent, national organizations representing patients, organ donors and donor families, transplant surgeons, and other transplant health professionals, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TARGETS HIGH POTASSIUM THREAT TO KIDNEY PATIENTS
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TARGETS HIGH POTASSIUM THREAT TO KIDNEY PATIENTS PATIENTS KICK OFF 4TH ANNUAL “ARE YOU O-K+?” CAMPAIGN FOR HIGH POTASSIUM AWARENESS DAY ON MAY 1Washington, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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A Picture Into Your Potassium Levels: The Connection Between Your Kidneys and Heart
Pooja Desai, Ph.D., US Medical Director - Renal, AstraZenecaLiving with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be challenging, especially when considering the risk of developing other medical conditions.
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AAKP Ambassador Brandi Nunez Shares Her Story for National High Potassium Awareness Day
National High Potassium Awareness Day is on May 1 (5.1). The SAFE range for your blood potassium level is considered to be under 5.1 (3.5 -5.0 mEq/L). Learn more about high potassium and kidney disease this National High Potassium Awareness Day and get educational resources at www.AreYouOk.org.
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Led to Give, AAKP Ambassador Ericka Downey's Living Kidney Donor Journey
April is National Donate Life Month, so it’s quite fitting that on April 24, 2023, Ericka Downey will celebrate her five-year anniversary of being a living kidney donor. This month and every month, help spread the word about the need and opportunity for living kidney donors.
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NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH
“I Am More Than My Kidney Disease…” AAKP Ambassadors RespondMarch is National Kidney Month. Help spread the word about kidney disease this month by sharing your personal story, along with educational resources, with your friends, family, and community. Kidney disease is a silent killer–let’s end the silence.
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AAKP Innovator Series: Makana Therapeutics
In this Innovator Series article, AAKP interviews Joe Tector, MD, PhD, FACS, Founder of Makana TherapeuticsFounded in 2009, Makana Therapeutics is focused on developing pigs with reduced xenoantigen expression, making human transplantation of cells, tissues, and organs from these animals possible.
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