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Q&A with Bruce Culleton, MD, Chief Executive Officer, ProKidney, Inc.Tell us about your first experience with a kidney patient, personally or professionally, and what impressions that left on you as a fellow human being? My earliest recollection is an experience during my Internal Medicine training 30 years ago.

Image created in PhotoshopBy Stephen Z. Fadem, MD, FACP, FASN, AAKP Medical Advisory Board ChairWhen most people think about their kidneys, they imagine two quiet organs that make urine and filter waste. Important, yes—but easy to overlook. In reality, your kidneys are deeply connected to nearly every system in your body.

By Deborah Pelaez, aakpRENALIFE Independent WriterAAKP Ambassador Elizabeth Oldham grew up on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio, with her siblings and parents. Her parents were successful in their careers, her mother being a dietitian and her father, a math teacher.

Q&A with Cedric Francois, MD, PhD, Co- Founder & Chief Executive Officer/President at Apellis PharmaceuticalsTell us about your first experience with a kidney patient, personally or professionally, and what impressions that left on you as a fellow human being?

By: Michael Wayne Holliday, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., FASN Assistant Professor of Medicine/Nephrology, Baylor College of MedicineDisclaimer: The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government.

Real change starts at home. Hold your Congressional leaders accountable!Big things are happening now...All Kidney Policy is Local™! We’re taking advocacy to the next level with AAKP’s All Kidney Policy is Local™.Why? Because real change in kidney care happens not just in D.C.

By Kevin M. Burns, Sr., CHBT, CHT, FNKF, 2025 AAKP Medal of Excellence Honoree, Dialysis TechnicianEmergencies can happen at any time—and for dialysis patients, being prepared is not just important, it’s essential.

Nearly 600,000 Americans are currently undergoing dialysis, and approximately 440,000 of them rely on phosphate-lowering therapies (PLTs) to help manage their health effectively.