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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...
Mar 15, 2022


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...
Mar 8, 2022


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...
Mar 2, 2022
Diana Leising is seeking a living donor
Diana Leising is hoping for a living kidney donor. She and her husband Dan live in Sanborn, NY and enjoy the simple life with their three...
Mar 1, 2022


Free Kidney Health Screening on March 5
New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes is planning a free community kidney health screening with the Kidney...
Feb 28, 2022


Kidney Talk Tuesdays: Transplant, is it right for me?
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 7 p.m. online An overview of the benefits of transplant including patient experiences. The “Kidney Talk...
Feb 18, 2022


February Kidney Disease & Transplant Support Group
Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 6 p.m. on Zoom Phyllis Murawski, Vice President of Transplant and Renal Services, will speak on ECMC...
Feb 16, 2022


Kidney Emoji
This is the #KidneyEmoji, and there’s a campaign to have it added to the characters used on digital devices around the world. A kidney...
Feb 15, 2022


Help Transplant Recipients Stay Safe
As mask mandates change, please remember that transplant recipients and other immunocompromised people are at an increased risk of...
Feb 14, 2022


Supporting Dialysis Patients
This is a body sling, used to transport people with mobility issues. Last week, a social worker reached out to the Kidney Foundation of...
Feb 8, 2022


Black History Month
George Franklin is the longest living African American kidney recipient. “I never expected to see 30," George said. "Our lives and the...
Feb 7, 2022


News Coverage | In Good Health: Q&A with Jeremy Morlock
Jeremy Morlock, director at the Kidney Foundation of WNY, chatted with In Good Health about community awareness and patient support. Q....
Feb 2, 2022


Emergency Preparedness Checklist
Storms and other situations can disrupt plans for dialysis treatment. This Kidney Community Emergency Response checklist can help people...
Jan 31, 2022
Letter: Experimental transplant should not eclipse human donors
The following letter was submitted to The Buffalo News and published Oct. 28, 2021 . The news that a team at NYU Langone Health recently...
Nov 13, 2021


Home Hemodialysis: A Personal Experience
Guest post by Robert E. Kaprove, M.D. In 1996, I received a kidney transplant. It worked well for more than 19 years. However, by fall...
Jun 29, 2021
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