World Kidney Day

Kidney Health for All: This World Kidney Day, Thinking of the Most Vulnerable and Preparing for the Unforeseen

March 8, 2023 // 0 Comments

Sean Pickthorn, MD @SeanPickthorn Dr Sean Pickthorn is currently first-year nephrology fellow at the University of Minnesota. His interests include hypertension, diabetic [...]

World Kidney Day 2019: Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

March 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

World Kidney Day (WKD), established in 2006, is an initiative to raise awareness about the health burden of kidney disease. The theme for World Kidney Day 2019 is global [...]

WKD 2018: Kidneys and Women’s Health

March 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

Today is World Kidney Day (WKD), a global campaign aimed at raising awareness about kidney health. On its 13th anniversary, the theme for 2018 is “Women and Kidney [...]

Bariatric Surgery in Chronic Kidney Disease

March 9, 2017 // 4 Comments

Today is World Kidney Day, a global campaign aimed at raising awareness about kidney health. The theme for 2017 is a focus on “Kidney Disease and Obesity.” The official [...]

World Kidney Day 2015

March 12, 2015 // 1 Comment

Today is the 10th anniversary of World Kidney Day. World Kidney Day is a global effort “to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to [...]

AJKD Call for Papers on Public Health

March 13, 2014 // 0 Comments

Today is the 9th World Kidney Day, a yearly worldwide effort “to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and [...]

World Kidney Day 2013

March 14, 2013 // 0 Comments

Today marks the 8th World Kidney Day. Each year, World Kidney Day has served to draw attention to kidney disease, its prevention, and treatment. This year World Kidney Day [...]

Nephrology: A Revival for 2012

March 8, 2012 // 30 Comments

Today is World Kidney Day. This is a special day for individuals burdened by kidney disease and their caretakers. World Kidney Day first began in March 2006. Although the [...]