FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 30, 2024MEDIA CONTACT:Jennifer RateDirector, Communications and Digital [email protected](813)
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April 2024
Christina and Michael Gilchrist Share Their Story for National High Potassium Day
Meet AAKP Ambassadors Christina and Michael Gilchrist, who are known throughout the kidney community as "Blind Chick Living" and "The Caretaker,” and their always close by service dog, Moose.
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Kidney Patients Honor Top Physician for Disease and Infection Prevention
Kidney Patients Honor Top Physician for Disease and Infection PreventionMedal Goes to Dr. Barry Smith, President of Dreyfus Health Policy & ResearchLongtime Champion of Patients, Community Health, and Medical InnovationsWashington, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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First National Phosphorus Awareness Day Engages 50,000 People
First National Phosphorus Awareness Day Engages 50,000 PeopleKidney Patients, Families, and Professionals Advance EducationAmerican Association of Kidney Patients Expands Social ImpactWashington, D.C.: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the oldest and largest independent kidney patient consumer organization in the U.S.
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Kidney Patients Raise National Health Alert on Phosphorus
Kidney Patients Raise National Health Alert on Phosphorus First National Phosphorus Awareness Day is April 5, 2024Medicare Phosphorus Drug Proposal Undermines Kidney Health GoalsFor Immediate Release:April 4, 2024Media Contact:Jennifer RateDirector, Communications & Digital [email protected](813) 400-2394Washington, D.
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AAKP 2024 MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE HONOREES
The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is honored to recognize the recipients of the 2024 Medal of Excellence Award.
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A Blessing to Others, AAKP Ambassador Precious McCowan Shares Her Story with Kidney Disease
By Deborah Pelaez, aakpRENALIFE Independent WriterImagine this. There exists a girl who possesses an appearance that deceives the eye, for she stands at a mere five feet one inch tall. Yet, do not be misled by her stature, for within her lies a smile of such magnitude that it illuminates an entire room!
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Donate Life Month: Rick Daynes, Altruistic Living Kidney Donor, Super Dad, and More!
By Deborah Pelaez, aakpRENALIFE Independent WriterFrom the time he was young, Rick Daynes knew that his O negative blood type could help people. His mother and father also had O negative blood, and his mother always said, “Give blood whenever you can. God blessed you with a gift that you can give to anyone.
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