GivingTuesday: Support the Kidney Foundation of WNY's work
Created in 2012, GivingTuesday is based on a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past ten years, this idea has...
- Oct 13
WCCHS Dialysis Center expands hours
The Wyoming County Community Health System Dialysis Center is expanding its operating hours and will begin offering dialysis services six...
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- Oct 4
RSN’s 2022 Hope Week
RSN’s 2022 Hope Week, 29th Annual Patient Education Meeting Five Educational and Hope-Filled Days! October 18 – 22, 2022 For 28 years RSN...
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- Sep 21
Donate Life NYS honors Majority Leader Peoples-Stokes
Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes was honored as Legislative Champion at the Donate Life New York State Appreciation...
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- Sep 15
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month / Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana
Observed annually from September 15 to October 15, National Hispanic Heritage Month honors the history and culture of Hispanics and Latin...
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- Sep 12
U.S. reaches one million organ transplants
The U.S. organ donation system surpassed one million organ transplants as of September 9, according to the United Network for Organ...
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- Sep 2
Kidney Foundation Joins Congressman Higgins to Highlight Cap on Insulin Costs for People on Medicare
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) joined representatives from AARP New York, the Kidney Foundation of Western New York, the American...
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- Aug 29
Free Kidney Health Screening in Warsaw is August 30
The Kidney Foundation of Western New York will offer a free community kidney health screening on Tuesday, August 30. The event will take...
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- Aug 16
Walk for Kidney Health supports patient programs and education
August 21 event brings together the local kidney community The Walk for Kidney Health will return to the Buffalo Outer Harbor on Sunday,...
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- Aug 12
New Route of the 5K for Kidney Health
The 5K for Kidney Health has different start and end points than last year. The 5K will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 21. On-site...
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- Aug 2
Margaret Griffin is remembered through a new scholarships and work to address calciphylaxis
Margaret Griffin, a kidney transplant recipient who passed away in March 2022 following a courageous battle with calciphylaxis, is being...
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- May 26
Waiting for the Blessing of a Living Kidney Donor
Joann Wellman is hoping for a living kidney donor. Joann, 67, and her husband Michael live in Frewsburg, NY. “We have two amazing...
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- Apr 29
National Pediatric Transplant Week
Last year, 1,890 children received organ transplants, including 820 kidney transplants. Each of these lifesaving transplants were made...
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- Apr 26
Mayo Clinic study confirms living kidney donor surgery is low risk for most patients
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The risk of major complications for people who donate a kidney via laparoscopic surgery is minimal. That is the...
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- Apr 5
Celebrating Donate Life Month
Observed in April each year, National Donate Life Month helps raise awareness about donation, encourage Americans to register as organ,...
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- Mar 23
Wake Up! | What you should know about your kidneys
Thanks to WIVB's Wake Up! for hosting a conversation on kidney health the morning of March 23. Kidney Foundation Director Jeremy Morlock...
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- Mar 20
Seeking a selfless donor
Elena DePaolo successfully battled leukemia. Now she needs a kidney transplant and is hoping a living donor will come forward. Elena...
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- Mar 15
Kidney Talk Tuesdays: What happens at a transplant evaluation?
Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. online An overview of what to expect at the evaluation presented by transplant team members. The “Kidney Talk...
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- Mar 8
Jordan hopes for a living kidney donor
Jordan Crowley is hoping for a living kidney donor. Jordan is a 23-year-old college student from Elma. He plans to graduate with a...
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- Mar 2
Marzo es el mes nacional de los riñones
La enfermedad renal crónica es común y dañina 1 de cada 10 adultos en el mundo la padece y sin tratamiento, puede ser mortal. Durante el...
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