American Kidney Fund
@kidneyfund.bsky.social
Official Bluesky of the American Kidney Fund. National independent nonprofit fighting CKD & ESRD with prevention, education, clinical research & financial assistance.
On #WorldDiabetesDay, we’re raising awareness about the link between diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Your patients can take small steps that can make a big difference: managing their blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol can help keep kidneys healthy. 💪 https://bit.ly/3EV5RUF
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
On #WorldDiabetesDay, we’re raising awareness about the link between diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Your patients can take small steps that can make a big difference: managing their blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol can help keep kidneys healthy. 💪 https://bit.ly/3EV5RUF
The seventh and final episode of The Kidney Collective™, “I wish I knew… The experience of being a living donor”, is now streaming. Marnisha Mintlow discusses the living donor experience, why she decided to donate, the testing process, the surgical process and more. Tune in: https://bit.ly/4qvPZeC
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The seventh and final episode of The Kidney Collective™, “I wish I knew… The experience of being a living donor”, is now streaming. Marnisha Mintlow discusses the living donor experience, why she decided to donate, the testing process, the surgical process and more. Tune in: https://bit.ly/4qvPZeC
🎧 Listen to the inspiring story and advice from AKF Ambassador Leigh-Ann Williams on Ep. 6 of The Kidney Collective™: “I Wish I Knew… About transitioning to home dialysis” available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🎧 Listen to the inspiring story and advice from AKF Ambassador Leigh-Ann Williams on Ep. 6 of The Kidney Collective™: “I Wish I Knew… About transitioning to home dialysis” available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
“I want to encourage anyone thinking about home dialysis to reach out and learn more. You can definitely do it. I have no medical background.” Ep. 6 of The Kidney Collective™, “I wish I knew… About transitioning to home dialysis” is available now.
🎧 Listen/watch: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
🎧 Listen/watch: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
November 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“I want to encourage anyone thinking about home dialysis to reach out and learn more. You can definitely do it. I have no medical background.” Ep. 6 of The Kidney Collective™, “I wish I knew… About transitioning to home dialysis” is available now.
🎧 Listen/watch: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
🎧 Listen/watch: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
#ICYMI Ep. 6 of The Kidney Collective™ is available now! Hear AKF Ambassador and passionate kidney community advocate Leigh-Ann Williams share more about her journey to home dialysis and advice to other kidney patients. 🎧 Watch/listen: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#ICYMI Ep. 6 of The Kidney Collective™ is available now! Hear AKF Ambassador and passionate kidney community advocate Leigh-Ann Williams share more about her journey to home dialysis and advice to other kidney patients. 🎧 Watch/listen: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
The American Kidney Fund is excited to be in Houston for @ASNKidney's #KidneyWk! Stop by our booth #1809 to connect with our staff and learn more about AKF's educational initiatives like Know Your Kidneys, Kidney Health for All™, resources for #NephrologyProfessionals and more!
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The American Kidney Fund is excited to be in Houston for @ASNKidney's #KidneyWk! Stop by our booth #1809 to connect with our staff and learn more about AKF's educational initiatives like Know Your Kidneys, Kidney Health for All™, resources for #NephrologyProfessionals and more!
“For me, it's really just about pushing and striving for that better quality of life for dialysis patients.” Ep. 6 of The Kidney Collective™, “I Wish I Knew… About transitioning to home dialysis”, featuring AKF Ambassador Leigh-Ann Williams is out now: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“For me, it's really just about pushing and striving for that better quality of life for dialysis patients.” Ep. 6 of The Kidney Collective™, “I Wish I Knew… About transitioning to home dialysis”, featuring AKF Ambassador Leigh-Ann Williams is out now: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026 Clinical Scientist in Nephrology (CSN) Fellowship! For more than 30 years, AKF’s CSN program has supported groundbreaking research to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and care of people living with CKD. 👉 Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/47x6X5b
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026 Clinical Scientist in Nephrology (CSN) Fellowship! For more than 30 years, AKF’s CSN program has supported groundbreaking research to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and care of people living with CKD. 👉 Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/47x6X5b
“I'm always telling people about chronic kidney disease being the silent killer because it really is.” Hear more from Leigh-Ann in Ep. 6 of The Kidney Collective™, “I Wish I Knew… About transitioning to home dialysis”, available now. 🎧 Watch/listen: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“I'm always telling people about chronic kidney disease being the silent killer because it really is.” Hear more from Leigh-Ann in Ep. 6 of The Kidney Collective™, “I Wish I Knew… About transitioning to home dialysis”, available now. 🎧 Watch/listen: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
Episode 6 of The Kidney Collective™ is out now! In “I Wish I Knew… About transitioning to home dialysis,” Leigh-Ann talks about how home dialysis & a positive mindset have helped her to live her mantra: “these kidneys won’t hold me back!” Listen/watch: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
October 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Episode 6 of The Kidney Collective™ is out now! In “I Wish I Knew… About transitioning to home dialysis,” Leigh-Ann talks about how home dialysis & a positive mindset have helped her to live her mantra: “these kidneys won’t hold me back!” Listen/watch: https://bit.ly/4hrUUc7
🧠 Looking to better understand kidney disease—whether for yourself, a loved one, or your patients? AKF's Kidney Education Corner is a free, online educational resource designed to empower patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals alike.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4kTbhiJ
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4kTbhiJ
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🧠 Looking to better understand kidney disease—whether for yourself, a loved one, or your patients? AKF's Kidney Education Corner is a free, online educational resource designed to empower patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals alike.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4kTbhiJ
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4kTbhiJ
AKF is excited to be at the American College of Rheumatology Conference in Chicago! Stop by our booth to chat with our team and learn about our educational resources on Vasculitis, Goutful, and Looped in on Lupus Nephritis. #ACR25
October 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
AKF is excited to be at the American College of Rheumatology Conference in Chicago! Stop by our booth to chat with our team and learn about our educational resources on Vasculitis, Goutful, and Looped in on Lupus Nephritis. #ACR25
Robert “Buzz” Buchanan has managed stage 3 chronic kidney disease and kept it from progressing to kidney failure for many years, listen to his story and advice to others by watching or listening to Ep. 5 of The Kidney Collective™: https://bit.ly/4nHaMtM
October 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Robert “Buzz” Buchanan has managed stage 3 chronic kidney disease and kept it from progressing to kidney failure for many years, listen to his story and advice to others by watching or listening to Ep. 5 of The Kidney Collective™: https://bit.ly/4nHaMtM
#ICYMI Ep. 5 of The Kidney Collective™ is available now! Hear from Robert “Buzz” Buchanan talk about his kidney disease journey, including how he has managed his stage 3 chronic kidney disease for many years and kept it from progressing to kidney failure: https://bit.ly/4nHaMtM
October 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#ICYMI Ep. 5 of The Kidney Collective™ is available now! Hear from Robert “Buzz” Buchanan talk about his kidney disease journey, including how he has managed his stage 3 chronic kidney disease for many years and kept it from progressing to kidney failure: https://bit.ly/4nHaMtM
Tune into Ep. 5 of The Kidney Collective™ with Robert “Buzz” Buchanan as he shares his #kidneydisease journey and advice to others.
🎧Watch on YouTube, or listen via Apple Podcasts & Spotify: https://www.kidneyfund.org/podcast/episode5
🎧Watch on YouTube, or listen via Apple Podcasts & Spotify: https://www.kidneyfund.org/podcast/episode5
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Tune into Ep. 5 of The Kidney Collective™ with Robert “Buzz” Buchanan as he shares his #kidneydisease journey and advice to others.
🎧Watch on YouTube, or listen via Apple Podcasts & Spotify: https://www.kidneyfund.org/podcast/episode5
🎧Watch on YouTube, or listen via Apple Podcasts & Spotify: https://www.kidneyfund.org/podcast/episode5
The FDA approved Gazyva® (obinutuzumab) to treat adults with active #lupusnephritis who are already receiving standard treatment. Studies found that people taking Gazyva were more likely to have better kidney function than those receiving standard treatment alone: www.kidneyfund.org/kidney-healt...
October 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The FDA approved Gazyva® (obinutuzumab) to treat adults with active #lupusnephritis who are already receiving standard treatment. Studies found that people taking Gazyva were more likely to have better kidney function than those receiving standard treatment alone: www.kidneyfund.org/kidney-healt...
🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026 Clinical Scientist in Nephrology (CSN) Fellowship! For more than 30 years, AKF’s CSN program has supported groundbreaking research to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and care of people living with CKD. 👉 Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/47x6X5b
October 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026 Clinical Scientist in Nephrology (CSN) Fellowship! For more than 30 years, AKF’s CSN program has supported groundbreaking research to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and care of people living with CKD. 👉 Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/47x6X5b
Learn more about how genetic testing can help you get answers to your kidney disease diagnosis when you listen to Ep. 4 of The Kidney Collective™.
🎧 Watch on YouTube, or listen via Apple Podcasts & Spotify: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
🎧 Watch on YouTube, or listen via Apple Podcasts & Spotify: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
October 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Learn more about how genetic testing can help you get answers to your kidney disease diagnosis when you listen to Ep. 4 of The Kidney Collective™.
🎧 Watch on YouTube, or listen via Apple Podcasts & Spotify: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
🎧 Watch on YouTube, or listen via Apple Podcasts & Spotify: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
“After seeing a few patients with kidney disease, it just clicked for me, and I became really passionate.” Tune into Ep. 4 of The Kidney Collective™ w/ Mary-Beth Roberts to learn more about genetic testing for kidney patients. 🎧Watch/Listen: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
October 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“After seeing a few patients with kidney disease, it just clicked for me, and I became really passionate.” Tune into Ep. 4 of The Kidney Collective™ w/ Mary-Beth Roberts to learn more about genetic testing for kidney patients. 🎧Watch/Listen: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
AKF is proud to announce that they are a collaborator of the American Heart Association’s Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health Initiative™. Learn more about this educational collaboration: https://bit.ly/3WtfwHc
October 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
AKF is proud to announce that they are a collaborator of the American Heart Association’s Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health Initiative™. Learn more about this educational collaboration: https://bit.ly/3WtfwHc
Tonight, AKF is hosting our annual gala, The Hope Affair, in Washington, D.C. This event brings together members of the kidney community to honor individuals who have gone above and beyond to bring hope to people with kidney disease. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48k3G9F
October 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Tonight, AKF is hosting our annual gala, The Hope Affair, in Washington, D.C. This event brings together members of the kidney community to honor individuals who have gone above and beyond to bring hope to people with kidney disease. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48k3G9F
Ep. 4 of The Kidney Collective™, “I wish I knew… I could get answers from genetic testing" with Mary-Beth Roberts is available now! Tune in to learn more about genetic testing and how it can help patients better understand & treat their kidney disease.
🎧Listen/watch: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
🎧Listen/watch: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
October 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Ep. 4 of The Kidney Collective™, “I wish I knew… I could get answers from genetic testing" with Mary-Beth Roberts is available now! Tune in to learn more about genetic testing and how it can help patients better understand & treat their kidney disease.
🎧Listen/watch: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
🎧Listen/watch: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
Hear more from Mary-Beth Roberts, a pediatric and adult genetic counselor with the Cleveland Clinic in Ep. 4 of The Kidney Collective™, available now. 🎧 Watch on YouTube, or listen via Apple Podcasts & Spotify: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
October 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Hear more from Mary-Beth Roberts, a pediatric and adult genetic counselor with the Cleveland Clinic in Ep. 4 of The Kidney Collective™, available now. 🎧 Watch on YouTube, or listen via Apple Podcasts & Spotify: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
🎧 Ep. 4 of The Kidney Collective™, “I wish I knew… I could get answers from genetic testing" is out now! In this episode, Mary-Beth Roberts, a pediatric & adult genetic counselor, discusses how genetic testing can help patients treat their kidney disease.
Tune in: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
Tune in: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
October 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🎧 Ep. 4 of The Kidney Collective™, “I wish I knew… I could get answers from genetic testing" is out now! In this episode, Mary-Beth Roberts, a pediatric & adult genetic counselor, discusses how genetic testing can help patients treat their kidney disease.
Tune in: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
Tune in: https://bit.ly/4pgPF2y
#ICYMI Ep. 3 of The Kidney Collective™, “I Wish I Knew… How Kidney Disease Can Impact Your Mental Health” featuring Emmitt Henderson III is available now.
🎧 Listen/watch on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube: https://bit.ly/46vSgyc
🎧 Listen/watch on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube: https://bit.ly/46vSgyc
September 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
#ICYMI Ep. 3 of The Kidney Collective™, “I Wish I Knew… How Kidney Disease Can Impact Your Mental Health” featuring Emmitt Henderson III is available now.
🎧 Listen/watch on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube: https://bit.ly/46vSgyc
🎧 Listen/watch on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube: https://bit.ly/46vSgyc