Researchers at Northwestern University and Georgetown University invite you to participate in a telephone/Zoom focus group and follow-up online survey about how doctors can talk about genetic testing to potential living kidney donors of African ancestry. You will be asked about your preferences on the content, design, and functionality of a mobile app and the way doctors talk. The research study aims to improve ways doctors talk to living kidney donors of African ancestry to

Dr. Dinee Simpson is on our Board of Directors. We're so proud of the work she's doing! From WGN9 News With precious few organs to go around, there are objective measures doctors use to determine if a patient is a candidate for transplant. Are they fit enough for surgery? Are they smokers? But other considerations are not as easy to measure. Is the recipient able to comply with the strict regimen that comes with a new organ? For patients caught in the struggle, a local doct

Story and video from WSIL COBDEN, Ill (WSIL) -- Wednesday the National Kidney Foundation [of Illinois] hosted a free Kidney and Diabetes screening in Cobden. They had screenings, including: blood pressure checks, blood-glucose tests, BMI Assessments and blood draws. They also had consultants on hand to go over nutrition and medical information. Participants were encouraged to walk in and appointments weren't required. Organizers say prevention is key when dealing with kidney