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Many people think that they cannot get life insurance (or other types of personal insurance such as health, travel or disability) if they have kidney disease. While it can be difficult, it is possible in many situations. This information offers some tips that may help you to access personal...

Research holds the key to better treatments, health, and quality of life. Whether you are a patient, care partner, donor, or family member, you can make valuable contributions to research. Your skills and experience will help researchers understand what is most important to those with lived...

2023 - 2025 $119,736 Chronic Kidney Disease, Underserved Communities Access and barriers to advanced kidney failure therapies among patients from African, Caribbean and Black communities in Ontario Lay Abstract On average, African, Caribbean or Black (ACB) Canadians have high risk of kidney failure...

2025 - 2026 $30,000 Transplantation Multimodal prehabilitation intervention for patients on in-center hemodialysis waitlisted for kidney transplantation – a feasibility pilot study Co-Applicant(s): Daniel Santa-Mina, Asma Bilgasem, Wajiha Ghazi, Charles Cook Lay Abstract More than half of the...

April is Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month, and we’re encouraging Manitobans to STEP up and help save lives S: Sign up to become an organ donor. One person can save up to eight lives! T: Tell your loved ones about your choice. Even if you are registered, your family has the final say in...

Mom prays every day as her dad had to do dialysis and doesn't want it for me. At just 4 months old I started to get sick a lot. Mom and Dad constantly brought me to the doctor. It was not fun. When I was 18 months old I started eating regular food and started to feel better. However, something still...