Recipe of the Month: Apple Baked Pork Chops
October’s recipe is a hearty dish that’s perfect for cooler weather: Apple Baked Pork Chops
Crisp de Melocotón
Adaptada de la National Kidney Foundation por Fanny Sung Whelan, MS, RDN, LDN. Tiempo de preparación: 30 min Tiempo de cocción: 30 min Tiempo total: 1 hora Porciones: 7 Ingredientes: 1 lata (21 onzas) melocotones en su propio jugo, escurridos 1 cucharadita jugo de limón ½ taza azúcar morena ¼ taza harina blanca ¾ taza avena ½ cucharadita canela ½ cucharadita nuez moscada ¼ barra de mantequilla fría, sin sal Preparación: Precalienta el horno a 350 °F (175 °C). Engrasa un molde para muffins con mantequilla. Distribuye los melocotones en los espacios del molde y rocíalos con el jugo de [...]
What is Polycystic Kidney Disease?
Do you know? “Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder that causes many fluid-filled cysts to grow in your kidneys. Unlike the usually harmless simple kidney cysts that can form in the kidneys later in life, PKD cysts can change the shape of your kidneys, including making them much larger. PKD is a form of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that reduces kidney function and may lead to kidney failure. PKD also can cause other complications, or problems, such as high blood pressure, cysts in the liver, and problems with blood vessels in your brain and heart.” Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic disorder that causes many fluid-filled cysts to grow in [...]
Recipe of the Month: Peach Crisp
September’s recipe is a great late summer dessert and is easily customizable with different fruits: Peach Crisp.
Dental Hygiene
When was the last time that you went to the dentist? Did you know that diseased gums can prevent or delay a kidney transplant? There are many reasons why an individual does not go to the dentist—fear, lack of funds, one may think that dental appointments are not as important as medical appointments, no dental insurance and other factors. It is important to adopt the mindset that diseased gums can infect the entire body. Infection is something that all patients should avoid. Education about the prevention of infection is vital. Timely dental appointments and daily dental hygiene can help to prevent [...]
Recipe of the Month: Honeyed Carrots and Leeks
August’s recipe is a super simple side that comes together in a flash for busy late-summer nights: Honeyed Carrots and Leeks.
Recipe of the Month: Creamy Homemade Mac & Cheese
July's recipe is a classic side dish and the perfect answer for what to bring to BBQs, pool parties, and potlucks: Creamy Homemade Mac & Cheese.
Innovation Isn’t Enough: A Dialysis Patient’s Case for Real Access
Pesh Patel, DPC Patient Ambassador In 2017, I was visiting Melbourne, Australia as part of my career as a global hospitality executive. While walking around the city, I suddenly had to stop four separate times over the course of just three city blocks because I couldn’t breathe. I thought I was out of shape. What I didn’t know was that I had been living with a single kidney since birth, and that kidney was functioning at 2%. If I hadn’t gone to the ER when I did, I would have died within 20 hours. Two hours later, I was [...]
Patient Stories are the “Secret Sauce”
Elizabeth Lively, DPC Eastern Region Advocacy Director Pamela Zielske, DPC Western Region Advocacy Director Does advocacy have a “secret sauce” for success? Are there tactics and tools that an organization needs to consider as strategies are developed to get legislation passed? What does success look like? How does optimism and the cumulative impact of advocacy work impact positive outcomes? Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) began a Medigap (Medicare Supplement) campaign in 2022 supporting legislation in the states to provide premium protected Medigap coverage to ESRD patients under-age 65. This campaign supports DPCs goals of improved financial security, increased [...]
Kidney Innovators Highlight New Therapies, Medicare Challenges at Congressional Hearing
Jackson Williams, DPC Vice President of Public Policy On March 18, 2026, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health held a hearing titled “Improving Kidney Health Through Better Prevention and Innovative Treatment”. This hearing allowed patients, providers, and other stakeholders to highlight the struggles many kidney patients face and the barriers that prevent them from accessing better, innovative treatment. This was exciting for kidney care advocates, as challenges have mounted since Congress last addressed kidney health in 2008. Better still, the questions from Members of Congress demonstrated that committee leaders understand those challenges and potential solutions. They are [...]