FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 13, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT:Jennifer RateDirector, Communications & Digital Operationsjrate@aakp.org(813) 400-2394 2025 World Kidney Day Statement American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) Washington, D.C.:
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AAKP Press Release: Largest U.S. Kidney Patient Group Tells Disney CEO Robert Iger to Hold The View Co-Host Joy Behar Publicly Accountable for Saying Kidney Donation is Contingent Upon Political Beliefs of Transplant Recipient
For Immediate Release:March 7, 2025 Media Contact:Jennifer RateDirector, Communications and Digital Operationsjrate@aakp.org(813) 400-2394 Largest U.S.
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AAKP Ambassador Brandi Nunez Shares Her Story for National Phosphorus Awareness Day
“Food choice was the largest struggle for me when I was at the height of kidney disease. It seemed like no matter how many good food choices I made; nothing was good enough and my labs continued to trend out of range. Potassium, phosphorous, and iron were the hardest for me to calculate and manage.
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AAKP Ambassador and Dialysis Patient Dawn Edwards Shares Why She Supports National Phosphorus Awareness Day
National Phosphorus Awareness Day – April 5Dawn shares this statement in support of National Phosphorus Awareness Day:“After navigating the challenges of kidney disease for 35 years, I only recently learned that elevated phosphorous not only causes brittle bones, which can lead to fractures, but also cardiac episodes.
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AAKP Innovator Series | Ardelyx
Q&A with Laura A. Williams, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, ArdelyxArdelyx is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered outside Boston, in Waltham, MA. It was founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative, first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs.
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Patient Profile: Niesha Neal
FIGHTING FOR THE VOICE OF PATIENTS –AAKP AMBASSADOR NIESHA NEAL’S STORY OF HEALING AND HOPEBy Deborah Pelaez, aakpRENALIFE Independent WriterNiesha was just 13 years old when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
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Artificial Intelligence and Your Health: What Kidney Patients Need to Know
By Dr. Karen Flores, Dr. Massini Merzkani and Dr. Rohan PaulArtificial Intelligence, or AI, has become the new hot topic in the last several years and healthcare has undoubtedly been impacted. It is a powerful tool that can help improve patient care by mimicking some specific human abilities, such as learning from data and making decisions.
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Start the New Year Off Right…Join AAKP!
As we head into 2025, AAKP members are sharing their goals for the upcoming year! What are yours?Start 2025 off right by becoming an AAKP member! Visit and share this link today: www.aakp.org/joinHere’s what AAKP members are saying about 2025. In their own words….
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AAKP Ambassador Lisa Pappas Shares Her Lifelong Journey with Diabetes and Kidney Disease
Doctors diagnosed Lisa Pappas with type 1 diabetes at the young age of four. Her mother noticed sudden changes in her behavior like constant hunger and thirst, along with emotional outbursts. After a visit to the pediatrician, Lisa was rushed to the emergency room after tests revealed her blood sugar levels were extremely high.
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Hear From AAKP Member, John De La Fuente on How AAKP’s Educational Resources Helped Him
AAKP member and dialysis patient John De La Fuente called the AAKP office to express his appreciation for our Nutritional Counter and other educational resources. John told AAKP, “Your booklet on nutrition saved my life.
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