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
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AAKP Ambassador Elizabeth Oldham remembers her brother and “buddy,” Veteran William Meadows –A Sibling Caregiver Story of Love, Addiction, and Loss
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.
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AAKP Innovator Series: Apellis
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?
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Out with the Old, In with PLADO!
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.
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Navigating Dual Healthcare Systems – VA and Civilian Kidney Care
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.
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ASTS, AST, AAKP Joint LDPA Letter
November 10, 2025Representative Don BaconU.S. House of Representatives2104 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Representative Jerrold NadlerU.S. House of Representatives2132 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515Subject: AAKP, ASTS, AST Endorsement – Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 (H.R. 4582 and H.R.
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM ALL KIDNEY POLICY IS LOCAL™ SUMMER CONGRESSIONAL VISITS
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.
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AAKP INNOVATOR SERIES: OPKO HEALTH, INC.
Q&A with OPKO Health, Inc., Akhtar Ashfaq MD, FACP, FASN OPKO Health is a fully-integrated healthcare company focused on delivering next-generation solutions for serious diseases across established global markets.
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Staying Safe and Prepared: Emergency Planning for Dialysis Patients
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.
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AAKP Kicks Off 50th Annual National Patient Meeting in Dallas, Texas
MEDIA ADVISORYFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 26, 2025MEDIA CONTACT:Brendan LaCivitaNational and Medical Media Specialist blacivita@aakp.org(813) 906-7740AAKP Kicks Off 50th Annual National Patient Meeting in Dallas, Texas WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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