kidney disease

Alonzo Mourning

ESSAY: Alonzo Mourning’s Life Saving Kidney Transplant Gave Me the Blueprint That Ultimately Saved My Life

Writer Kevin L. Clark compares notes with Mourning on surviving a rare kidney disorder and what the NBA legend is doing to help others.
01/23/2023

Debbie Allen Announces Partnership With National Kidney Foundation

Her health update coincides with Black History Month.
02/04/2021
March Is National Kidney Month

What You Need to Know About Kidney Health

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Polar Vortex Brings in “Pollen Vortex” This Allergy Season

Health Rewind: Flu Season Off to Slow Start

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Scandal Star Sounds Off on Financial Abuse in New PSA

Health Rewind: Kerry Washington Speaks Out Against Domestic Abuse

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Blacks Worry About Privacy With Genetic Testing for Alcoholism

Health Rewind: Why Don’t Blacks Want Genetic Testing for Alcoholism?

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blender filled with fruit

Juicing: Fad or Fabulous?

The pros and cons of squeezing fruits and veggies.
05/22/2013
HIV, AIDS

Does Being Black and Poor Increase Our Risk of Kidney Disease?

Poor African-Americans are more likely to be diagnosed.
11/07/2012
African-Americans Less Likely to Receive Kidney Transplants

African-Americans Are Less Likely to Receive Kidney Transplants

Transplants are fewer for African-Americans yet more needed.
06/06/2012

Maya Angelou Center for Women’s Health and Wellness to Open in June

The center will provide services for women of all ages.
05/15/2012

Treating Children's Diabetes Is Harder Than Once Thought

From 2002 to 2005, 3,600 children were diagnosed each year.
05/03/2012