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Sidney the Kidney's August Book Club: Incurable Optimist, Jennifer Cramer-Miller
📚 Sidney the Kidney's Book Club 📚 💡 August Spotlight: Incurable Optimist by Jennifer Cramer-Miller Our August pick for Sidney’s Book...
5 hours ago1 min read
Salud Renal y Mas en Chicago
En el nuevo episodio de Salud Renal y Más en Chicago, Gerardo Huerta conversó con María Ruiz, directora y fundadora, y la case manager...
Jul 161 min read
The Journey Continues Season 5, Episode 3 "In Honor of My Donor"
Moira Miller was a healthy, active 20-something when she learned her liver was failing and she would need a transplant. Several decades...
Jul 111 min read
Against All Odds: Gaelle’s Journey to Healing and Helping Others
Born with spina bifida and no stranger to life’s challenges, 28-year-old Gaelle Merveille has been fighting for her life since birth and...
Jul 92 min read
2025 Kidney Camp Recap
Our 13 Kidney Campers had a fantastic and fun week at YMCA Camp Duncan ! Kidney Camp gave them the opportunity to enjoy a traditional...
Jul 11 min read
Sidney the Kidney's July Book Club: The Graft, Edmund Lawler
📚 Sidney the Kidney's Book Club 📚 💡 July Spotlight: The Graft by Edmund Lawler Our July pick for Sidney’s Book Club is The Graft , by...
Jun 301 min read
Summer Kidney Health Tips for At-Risk Individuals
From the National Kidney Foundation With extreme summer temperatures sweeping across the country, The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is...
Jun 242 min read
The Journey Continues Season 5, Episode 2 "Rare but Lucky"
Biologist Susan May felt a little back pain that she suspected might be a kidney stone. She never expected to learn a large tumor had...
Jun 241 min read
Illinois.gov: IDPH Awards Community Health Worker Grant to Illinois Public Health Association
Press Release - Monday, June 16, 2025 Posted on Illinois.gov Organization and partners will work to promote CHW careers, benefits...
Jun 172 min read
The Journey Continues Season 5, Episode 1 "Living the Dream"
Rob Russell ’s no stranger to hospital visits. Since his liver transplant as a baby, he’s experienced a kidney transplant, two open heart...
Jun 101 min read
Sidney the Kidney's June Book Club: Beyond Every Wall, Dr. Velma Scantlebury
📚 Sidney the Kidney's Book Club 📚 💡June Spotlight: Beyond Every Wall by Dr. Velma Scantlebury At the National Kidney Foundation of...
Jun 42 min read
Walk for Kidneys at Diversey Harbor Shatters Fundraising Goal
On Sunday, June 1, 2025, the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKFI) welcomed 2,000 patients, family members, friends, and...
Jun 32 min read
Congratulations to Our Outstanding Volunteers of the Year!
Congratulations to Dr. April Kennedy, MD of Associates in Nephrology who was named the 2025 Volunteer of the Year! Dr. April Kennedy (l)...
May 191 min read
A Miracle Named Hope: How Tiara Found Her Second Chance
Tiara “Sweet Tea” Owens has been in the fight of her life since high school. What started as a routine sports physical in 2008 led to a...
May 132 min read
Controversies in Nephrology Event Recap
Thank you to all of our sponsors, moderators, judges, mentors and fellows who made this year's Controversies in Nephrology Debates a fun,...
May 91 min read
Salud Renal y Más en Chicago: Mayo 2025
En el episodio de hoy encontraremos mucha información sobre como hacer la Gran Pregunta, La Gran Donación. Gerardo Huerta tiene como...
May 91 min read
Effingham Daily News: SBL to provide free kidney screenings May 23
From the Effingham Daily News Sarah Bush Lincoln is teaming up with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois to host a kidney screening...
May 81 min read
Metropolis Planet: CHESI hosting KidneyMobile®
From Metropolis Planet CAIRO — Community Health and Emergency Services (CHESI) is partnering with the National Kidney Foundation of...
May 81 min read
Faith Through the Storm: Prince’s Journey to a New Kidney
On February 3, 2022, Prince LaCarlous Jackson’s life took a dramatic turn. At the age of 39, he was diagnosed with kidney failure, an...
May 62 min read
SXU Student Media: Students for H.O.P.E. Hosts Free Kidney and Diabetes Screening Event
From SXU Student Media By Emma Gabrys Body Mass Index (BMI) station The Xavierite On Tuesday, April 8, collaborating with...
Apr 103 min read
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