Governor Kathy Hochul signed the HEART (Helping Equal Access to Registrations for Transplants) Act on Friday, repealing an outdated New York law prohibiting multi-listing at transplant centers in the state. The ban dated back to 1990. New York has long been the only state with such a restriction.

August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. This collaborative effort aims create a positive culture of organ, eye and tissue donation across diverse communities.

The Living Donor Protection Act was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate on May 1, 2025 by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Tom Cotton...

National Pediatric Transplant Week is focused on ending the pediatric transplant waiting list and honoring pediatric donors and their families. This April, more than 2,170 kids in the U.S. are awaiting a lifesaving organ transplant. Most pediatric patients – more than 1,200 – are waiting for a kidney.

lawmakers introduced the Helping Equal Access to Registration for Transplant (HEART) Act in both the New York State Assembly and Senate

National Donate Life Month raises awareness about organ, eye and tissue donation, encouraging Americans to register

The Buffalo skyline on March 13 includes many buildings lit up in yellow, blue and green for kidney health. World Kidney Day was...

Getting medical care can be complicated, especially for people with long-term conditions or chronic diseases. You don’t just receive...

Advocates for health equity and kidney care, including Jeremy Morlock of the Kidney Foundation of WNY and Dr. Liise Kayler of ECMC, met...

Born with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), a rare kidney condition, Jessica Frysz faced extraordinary challenges from a young age.

Kidney health organizations, medical providers and dialysis patients are pushing Congress to move forward quickly on the Kidney PATIENT...

More than 50 members of the House of Representatives, including five from districts in New York State, have cosponsored the Restore...

With 2024 nearing a close, kidney health and transplant advocates are pushing Congress to approve the Living Donor Protection Act (H.R. 2923

More than 50 percent of the eligible New York population has registered to become organ and tissue donors through NYS Donate Life Registry

The Kidney Foundation of WNY joined Donate Life New York State for a legislative education event in Albany on April 16, 2024.

The Kidney Foundation of WNY joined Donate Life New York State in honoring individuals and organizations at the Donate Life NYS 2023...