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Nearly 600,000 Americans are currently undergoing dialysis, and approximately 440,000 of them rely on phosphate-lowering therapies (PLTs) to help manage their health effectively.

Nearly 600,000 Americans are currently undergoing dialysis, and approximately 440,000 of them rely on phosphate-lowering therapies (PLTs) to help manage their health effectively.

Nearly 600,000 Americans are currently undergoing dialysis, and approximately 440,000 of them rely on phosphate-lowering therapies (PLTs) to help manage their health effectively.

By Cybele Ghossein, MD; and Andrew Vissing, MDFor the last 10 years our kidney transition program has helped hundreds of young adult kidney patients transfer care from pediatric nephrology at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital to adult nephrology care at Northwestern Medicine.Here’s how it works.

Ashley Martin doesn’t remember a time when kidney disease wasn’t part of her life. Before she could read or ride a bike, she was watching her mother battle kidney disease. Their story began even before Ashley was born, when Toni’s doctors suggested to her not to wait to have children.

Caroline Ford is mom to Burkley Ford, a fun-loving and active child. In February 2021, when Burkley was just three years old, she began showing signs that something was not right with her health.Burkley and other family members had been sick with COVID-19 the previous month, but Burkley did not seem to be fully recovering.

By Jerome Bailey, AAKP’s Director of Patient Engagement and AdvocacyFor Jimmie Bates, a home dialysis patient, and his wife and care partner Dawn, safety and infection prevention are central to their daily lives.

Jake first met Dayna when she walked into the furniture store where he was working as a salesman in 2021. The two sparked up a conversation and almost instantly became friends. As Dayna shopped for bedroom furniture, the two chatted about her New York accent, Jake’s upcoming first trip to New York City, and much more.

By Matthew M. Goodwin, PharmD, MBA, Vice President, Medical Affairs, scPharmaceuticals IncThe primary function of the kidneys is to maintain the right balance of salt and fluid in your body. They do this by removing waste products and extra fluid through the production of urine. Chronic kidney disease (CKD)