Updates | Kidney Foundation of WNY news and updates

Feb 28, 2022

Free Kidney Health Screening on March 5

New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes is planning a free community kidney health screening with the Kidney...

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Feb 18, 2022

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 7 p.m. online An overview of the benefits of transplant including patient experiences. The “Kidney Talk...

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Feb 16, 2022

Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 6 p.m. on Zoom Phyllis Murawski, Vice President of Transplant and Renal Services, will speak on ECMC...

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Feb 15, 2022

This is the #KidneyEmoji, and there’s a campaign to have it added to the characters used on digital devices around the world. A kidney...

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Feb 14, 2022

As mask mandates change, please remember that transplant recipients and other immunocompromised people are at an increased risk of...

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Feb 8, 2022

This is a body sling, used to transport people with mobility issues. Last week, a social worker reached out to the Kidney Foundation of...

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Feb 7, 2022

George Franklin is the longest living African American kidney recipient. “I never expected to see 30," George said. "Our lives and the...

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Feb 2, 2022

Jeremy Morlock, director at the Kidney Foundation of WNY, chatted with In Good Health about community awareness and patient support. Q....

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Jan 31, 2022

Storms and other situations can disrupt plans for dialysis treatment. This Kidney Community Emergency Response checklist can help people...

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Nov 13, 2021

The following letter was submitted to The Buffalo News and published Oct. 28, 2021 . The news that a team at NYU Langone Health recently...

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Jun 28, 2021

Guest post by Robert E. Kaprove, M.D. In 1996, I received a kidney transplant. It worked well for more than 19 years. However, by fall...

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