Article by Eleanor Rivera, Assistant Professor of Population Health Nursing Science, University of Illinois Chicago, republished from The...

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.

Following New York Focus’s reporting, the state health department is moving to implement a law meant to boost kidney donations.

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...

Flu Infections and hospitalizations persist into late winter – there’s still time to benefit from the protection of a vaccine

Although kidney disease affects many people – more than 1 in 7 US adults – most don’t know they have it in the early stages. Identifying...

Even people who know a lot about their own health may not understand the ways blood test results relate to kidney function. One common...

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

"Kidney Chat" is a phone-based support group that meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. for one hour. It is a program of...

The Erie County Department of Health’s Office of Health Equity released survey results on winter preparedness in a report that highlights...

New research has revealed that the connection between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and kidney damage may be tied to...

Kidney Transplant Compare is a mobile app and website designed to highlight transplant center patient selection criteria, support...

More than 11 percent of Americans – 38 million adults and children – have diabetes. November is National Diabetes Month and public...

Olean General Hospital will host a series of Diabetes Self-Management Education workshops on Wednesdays, Nov. 6, 13 and 20 from 9 a.m. to...

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

Cases of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in women around the globe nearly tripled in the past three decades.

About 38 million U.S. adults have diabetes, a number that has doubled in the past 20 years. Diabetes is also the most common cause of...

A recent study demonstrated that semaglutide significantly reduces the risk of major kidney disease events, cardiovascular outcomes, and...

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