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AAKP Innovator Series: ProKidney

February 16, 2026

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.

February 15, 2026

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.

February 15, 2026

By Orlando A. Torres, AAKP AmbassadorReceiving a kidney transplant on December 4, 2020, is one of life’s greatest blessings. My journey to transplantation was extraordinary — a story of faith, science, and the power of human kindness.

February 15, 2026

Annamarie Rodriguez, MS, RDN, LD, DipACLM, FAND Let’s make 2026 the year of the New You! Or maybe the New Gut! Making simple changes to the diet builds a stronger and healthier gut, which means a stronger and healthier you!

January 26, 2026

As we head into 2026, members of AAKP’s National Board of Directors and Ambassador program are sharing their goals for the upcoming year! What are yours?Start 2026 off right by becoming an AAKP member! Visit and share this link today: www.aakp.org/join Here’s what AAKP members are saying about 2026. In their own words...

FY26 LHHS Appropriations Report Language Stakeholder Thank You Letter

January 7, 2026

December 8, 2025 The Honorable Shelley Moore CapitoChair, Subcommittee on Labor-HHS AppropriationsUnited States Senate170 Russell Senate Office Building,Washington, DC 20510The Honorable Tammy BaldwinRanking Member, Subcommittee on Labor-HHS AppropriationsUnited States Senate141 Hart Senate Office Building,Washington, DC 20510The

December 17, 2025

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.

December 17, 2025

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?

December 17, 2025

By Annamarie Rodriguez, MS, RDN, LD, DipACLM, FAND We are nearing the New Year, and many people might be thinking, “out with the old, in with the new,” and when it comes to the kidney diet this has never been truer.

December 16, 2025

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.

AAKP Innovator Series: ProKidney

The Kidney Connection: Understanding How Your Organs Age Together

A Gift of Life Through Paired Kidney Exchange

Fiber: Kingpin of the Gut

Start the New Year Off Right…join AAKP!

FY26 LHHS Appropriations Report Language Stakeholder Thank You Letter

AAKP Ambassador Elizabeth Oldham remembers her brother and “buddy,” Veteran William Meadows –A Sibling Caregiver Story of Love, Addiction, and Loss

AAKP Innovator Series: Apellis

Out with the Old, In with PLADO!

Navigating Dual Healthcare Systems – VA and Civilian Kidney Care