Wednesday, July 25th, 2018
World Kidney Day is observed on the 2nd Thursday in March each year and is a global awareness campaign that highlights the importance of our kidneys. Today, we focus on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.
Friday, July 20th, 2018
March is National Kidney Month and the NKF is urging all Americans to give their kidneys a second thought and a well-deserved checkup.
Kidneys filter 200 liters of blood a day, help regulate blood pressure and direct red blood cell production. But they are also prone to disease; 1 in 3 Americans is at risk for kidney disease due to diabetes, high blood pressure or a family history of kidney failure. There are more than 30 million Americans who already have kidney disease, and most don’t know it because there are often no symptoms until the disease has progressed.
