March 7, 2023 The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Chair Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Jason Smith Chair Committee on Ways and Means United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
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Kidney Patients Expand Worldwide Impact on Medical Innovations
Kidney Patients Expand Worldwide Impact on Medical Innovations Patient-Led Global Summit on Science, Policy, and Care Choice Drives Optimism FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Rate Director, Communications & Digital Communications [email protected] (813) 400-2394 WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Patients Mark Anniversary of Historic Kidney Executive Order
Patients Mark Anniversary of Historic Kidney Executive Order Former HHS Secretary Alex Azar Says Patients and Their Insights Were Indispensable to Largest Shift in Kidney Care in 50 Years Patients Honor Azar for Global Kidney Leadership and Innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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Global Kidney Summit Honors Former HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Rate Director, Communications and Digital Operations [email protected] (813) 400-2394 Global Kidney Summit Honors Former HHS Secretary Alex M.
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STATEMENT: KIDNEY PATIENTS COMMEMORATE JUNETEENTH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Rate Director, Communications and Digital Operations (813) 400-2394 [email protected] Washington, D.C.: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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Let’s Talk About Your Dialysis Fatigue
By Kevin Chan, MD, MSci, and Dawn Edwards INTRODUCTION FROM AAKP:What does dialysis fatigue mean and feel like to you? Would you even describe it as “ fatigue,” or something different?
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Hot off the Press: The 7th Edition of AAKP Delicious! is now available
By Elke Henneberg, consultant and editor, AAKP Delicious!The AAKP is excited to see the 7th edition of AAKP Delicious! coming to life, and we are inviting you to try 12 new recipes, which offer a mouth-watering variety of foods for you to enjoy. Who says a kidney-friendly diet is boring?
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AAKP Innovator Series: Alio Remote Monitoring Platform
In this Innovator Series article, Alio CEO Dave J. Kuraguntla discusses the company’s innovative technology for kidney patients and how the Alio SmartPatch™ was developed to help dialysis patients and their clinical teams improve outcomes.
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AAKP Ambassador Christie Ramos Shares Her Kidney Story and Dialysis Tips for Patients
Christie was 21 years old when she collapsed and had to be rushed to the emergency room. She was diagnosed with Vesicoureteral Reflux, which had caused her to have bladder infections throughout her childhood and also caused kidney damage.
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To Itch or Not To Itch…That Is the Question
By Stephen Thomas, II, MSN, FNP-C and Kristin Larson, MSN, AGNP-BC, CNNAs a person with kidney disease, do you itch? If so, it’s not uncommon. In fact, lots of people with kidney disease itch, and it is seen at all stages of kidney disease, not just people on dialysis.
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