October 31, 2024The Honorable Rob WittmanU.S. House of Representatives2055 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515The Honorable Jennifer McClellanU.S. House of Representatives2417 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515The Honorable Mariannette Miller-MeeksU.S.
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AAKP Innovator Series | CorMedix
Q&A with Liz Hurlburt, EVP and Chief Clinical Strategy and Operations OfficerTell us about your first experience with a kidney patient, personally or professionally, and what impressions that left on you as a fellow human being?
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Patient Profile-Sepsis Awareness Month: AAKP Ambassador Dawn Edwards
Dawn Edwards has been navigating the challenges of kidney disease for 35 years. Her journey began at age 21, when she was diagnosed with proteinuria during her pregnancy – a condition marked by the presence of protein in the urine, often a sign of kidney damage.
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AAKP Innovator Series: TwoPlus Study, Dr. Mariana Murea, MD
Q&A with Mariana Murea, MD, TwoPlus Study Principal InvestigatorTell us about your first experience with a kidney patient, personally or professionally, and what impressions that left on you as a fellow human being? One of my most impactful experiences was with a patient receiving hemodialysis treatment in the hospital.
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Embracing Kidney Disease—AAKP Ambassador Jack Lennon shares his journey and offers tips for fellow patients and families
Born With ItYou could say Jack Lennon was born with it. “It” being kidney disease that developed at birth due to being born with Post-Urethral Valves (PUV). But he was also born with “it”, as in a loving family who would be on board throughout the good times and bad as he navigated kidney disease throughout his life.
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Cystinosis Scholarship Spotlight: Ayla and Otto Maher
Eight-year-old Ayla Maher and her 5-year-old brother Otto Maher are recipients of an AAKP Cystinosis Scholarship. They are using the funds to attend Mass Audubon’s Nature Camp.Ayla Maher was diagnosed with cystinosis when she was just two and a half years old.
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Largest Kidney Patient Group Joins Lawsuit Against Medicare
Largest Kidney Patient Group Joins Lawsuit Against MedicarePatient Choice Limited by CMS Violations of Legal and Regulatory AuthorityCMS Overreach Impacts Timely Access to Phosphorus Therapy InnovationsWASHINGTON, D.C.: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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George Washington University Kidney Expert Earns Global Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:July 16, 2024MEDIA CONTACT:Jennifer RateDirector, Communications and Digital [email protected](813) 400-2394George Washington University Kidney Expert Earns Global AwardDr.
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Independence Day Celebrated Across Kidney Community
Independence Day Celebrated Across Kidney CommunityJuly Fourth Marks New Highpoint in 2024 Voter Registration CampaignNon-Partisan KidneyVoter™ Drive Fueled by Federal Policy Disarray Washington, D.C. – On the Fourth of July, American Independence Day, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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Kidney Group Unveils Risk Campaign During National Safety Month
Kidney Group Unveils Risk Campaign During National Safety MonthInnovation and Engagement Transform Infection Prevention and Disaster ReadinessGovernment Leaders and Care Providers Must Involve Patients in Continuity PlansWASHINGTON, D.C. – During June, National Safety Month, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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