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1 in 3 Arizonans are at risk for kidney disease and COVID-19 has made things worse
The National Kidney Foundation of Arizona is seeing more people in need of help as coronavirus worsens things for kidney patients.
and last updated 2021-03-10 14:29:18-05
PHOENIX â If there is one thing coronavirus has done, it has brought health issues to light. Sadly the mortality rate, if you are hospitalized by COVID and have kidney disease, is significantly higher,â says Chief Executive Officer of the National Kidney Foundation of Arizona, Leslie Azurdia McReynolds.
Vulnerable and at high risk for getting sick or even dying from coronavirus, 63-year-old Filiberto Herrera shares his story of how he got infected with COVID-19. He says he was very careful in 2020 and never even attended a family gathering. But on Jan. 9, he decided it would be OK to attend his daughterâs birthday party and thatâs when he got COVID-19.
March is Kidney Month and Mar. 11 is World Kidney Day.
As a kidney patient, Jan Clemis was diagnosed over 40 years ago with kidney disease. Clemis is the Alberta director for the Canadian Transplant Association (CTA).
According to Clemis, the two primary goals of the CTA are:
1. Healthy, active lifestyles for transplant recipients, so their donated organ lasts longer and their new life is lived to the fullest.
2. Bring awareness to everyone about organ donation, encourage a candid discussion within families to consider organ donation and register to become an organ donor. Transplantation is the most cost-effective treatment for organ failure, so there is a need for more transplants.
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WALTHAM, Mass., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), the nation s leading provider of kidney care products and services, introduces the KidneyCare:365 program focused on providing care coordination to people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) working in close partnership with their physicians and physician networks including InterWell Health. The announcement comes at the start of National Kidney Month, an annual effort to raise awareness about kidney disease.
The KidneyCare:365 program supports people living with late-stage CKD through personalized education, hands-on support, and expanded care coordination activities to help better manage their often complex and chronic conditions including diabetes, hypertension, and behavioral health. The goal of this care coordination is to achieve optimal health outcomes and slow the progression of their disease. In addition to earlier intervention and pr