I’m a Western New York native who grew up in Cheektowaga. I was raised by my parents Robert and Colette. I have an older sister, Angelina...

Living Donor Day is Wednesday, April 5, 2023. It’s a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the lifesaving gifts made by living kidney...

Observed in April each year, National Donate Life Month increases awareness about donation, encourage Americans to register as organ, eye...

Buffalo is known as the "City of Light" as well as the "City of Good Neighbors." Landmarks across the city were lit up in blue, yellow...

The Dome of City Hall is among the sites to be lit blue, yellow and green March is National Kidney Month and the “City of Light” is...

In New York State, 30% of Adults Have High Blood Pressure & More Than 10% Have Diabetes, the Most Frequent Causes of Chronic Kidney...

The Peace Bridge and Niagara Falls were lit up in yellow and blue the evening of March 9, 2023 in honor of World Kidney Day.

Tanesha Adams received a diagnosis of kidney disease in 2018 and had a kidney transplant at Erie County Medical Center in 2020.

Kidney disease is considered to be a “silent disease,” since it usually doesn’t have clear symptoms in its early stages. Up to 90 percent...

World Kidney Day will be celebrated globally on Thursday, March 9. This year's theme is "Kidney Health for All - Preparing for the unexpecte

Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Kidney Foundation of Western New York, Kidney Health Together and Roswell Park Comprehensive...

ConnectLife Blood and Organ Donor Network is seeking members to serve on the Minority Donation and Transplant Stakeholders Council. The...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has posted a draft research plan on screening for chronic kidney disease. The draft research plan...

Jan Schichtel of Franklinville recently celebrated 40 years since receiving her kidney transplant, a gift made possible by the generosity...

We hear from a living donor and people awaiting kidney transplant in the latest Kidney Conversations podcast. Recorded at the Gary...

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) has approved a process intended to improve transplant equity by backdating the...

The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons Community Service Committee and the Blood and Organ Donor Committee, in cooperation with the...

A kidney transplant recipient who searched for a donor has now led three additional kidney transplant patients to receive donors. WKBW...

Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons Blood and Organ Donor Committee in cooperation with the Kidney Foundation of WNY and ConnectLife...