March 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.In this article, AAKP Ambassadors share why they are more than their kidney disease.
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March 2024
Kidney Patients Highlight Authors to Celebrate National Doctors Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 28, 2024MEDIA CONTACT:Jennifer Rate, Director, Communications and Digital [email protected](813) 400-2394Kidney Patients Highlight Authors to Celebrate National Doctors DayLargest Kidney Patient Group Honors Expert Authors Known for Patient AdvocacyWashington, D.C.:
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2024 World Kidney Day Statement
2024 World Kidney Day StatementAmerican Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)WASHINGTON, D.C.: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest independent kidney patient organization in the United States, issued a statement (see below)
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Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act (H.R. 2706/S. 1183)
Supporting OrganizationsThe National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) works collaboratively with a group of diverse stakeholders representing the disability and medical community to advocate for the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act. The following organizations have formally supported the bill:
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New CDC Respiratory Guidance Ignores Kidney Patient Concerns
New CDC Respiratory Guidance Ignores Kidney Patient ConcernsHHS and CDC Omission Labeled a Government Determinant of HealthSerious Questions Build Over Inconsistent HHS Approach to Kidney HealthWashington, D.C.: Today, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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