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Wellness @ Central
Thanks to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library for including the Kidney Foundation of WNY in recent Wellness @ Central activities....
Dec 16, 2022


Action Alert: Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign The Doorways to Donation Act of 2022
The Doorways to Donation Act (S.8805 Breslin/A.10186 Gunther) integrates the donor designation question into administrative processes by...
Dec 13, 2022


Preparing for Emergencies
For people receiving dialysis or living with a kidney transplant, planning for emergencies and disasters can be the difference between...
Dec 8, 2022


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...
Nov 22, 2022


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...
Oct 13, 2022
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...
Oct 4, 2022
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...
Sep 21, 2022


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...
Sep 15, 2022


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...
Sep 12, 2022


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...
Sep 2, 2022
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...
Aug 29, 2022


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,...
Aug 16, 2022


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...
Aug 12, 2022


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...
Aug 2, 2022


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...
May 26, 2022


National Pediatric Transplant Week
Last year, 1,890 children received organ transplants, including 820 kidney transplants. Each of these lifesaving transplants were made...
Apr 29, 2022
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...
Apr 27, 2022


Celebrating Donate Life Month
Observed in April each year, National Donate Life Month helps raise awareness about donation, encourage Americans to register as organ,...
Apr 5, 2022


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...
Mar 23, 2022


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...
Mar 20, 2022
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