Kidney Disease Facts (credit to the National Kidney Foundation and the CDC):
In the United States, 37 million adults are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD)—and approximately 90 percent do not know they have it. 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. is at risk for chronic kidney disease. Risk factors for kidney disease include: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and family history. People who are Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander are at increased risk for developing the disease. Black or African American people are almost 4 times more likely than Whites to have kidney failure. Hispanic or Latino people are 1.3 times more likely than non-Hispanic or non-Latino people to have kidney failure.
Approximately 785,000 Americans have irreversible kidney failure and need dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. More than 555,000 of these patients receive dialysis to replace kidney function and 230,000 live with a transplant. Nearly 100,000 Americans are on the waitlist for a kidney transplant right now. Depending on where a patient lives, the average wait time for a kidney transplant can be upwards of three to seven years.
The Kidney Research Institute of Texas was established by Bill and Danielle Gottfried to accelerate investment in kidney disease prevention, including nutritional programs for elementary education grade school students as well as for adults, please see Apple Core Coalition (copyright) on this site, kidney disease research, and technology innovation to improve the lives of kidney patients. One of our primary goals is to help advance technology innovation in dialysis technology and renal replacement therapies to dramatically improve the lives of kidney patients. The Kidney Research Institute of Texas was established in memory of Gottfried Family Members who have suffered from and died from kidney disease, including Bill Gottfried’s Father, Henry William Gottfried, Jr., CDR, USN, Submarine Service.
We work with advanced technology innovation companies in the U.S. and Europe to improve the lives of kidney patients. We are honored to be working with advanced technology innovation companies in the areas of advanced digital information platform technology, dialysis technology innovation, and renal replacement technology innovation, all of these outstanding companies are focused on improving the lives of kidney patients. We are committed to technology innovation to improve the lives of kidney patients.
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ARE YOU KIDNEYING ME? has been utilized as the Logo for The Kidney Research Institute of Texas since The Kidney Research Institute of Texas was established in March 2020 to support investment in kidney disease prevention, kidney disease research, and technology innovation to support the kidney patient community. ARE YOU KIDNEYING ME?, as the logo for The Kidney research Institute of Texas, is utilized to draw attention for the need to accelerate investment in kidney health in the U.S., and worldwide, as 1/3 of the world’s adult population is at risk for kidney disease.
THE KIDNEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS WAS ESTABLISHED BY BILL AND DANIELLE GOTTFRIED 