A Woman With Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Was Brought Back From The Brink
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A Woman With Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Was Brought Back From The Brink

According to a story from The Chicago Tribune, Darnesha Bankston, age 23, was rushed to the hospital just before Christmas last year with a bunch of severe, life threatening symptoms.…

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“All is Not Lost”: Singer-Songwriter Reflects on Her Family’s Struggle With aHUS
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“All is Not Lost”: Singer-Songwriter Reflects on Her Family’s Struggle With aHUS

According to a story from the Tennessean, learning that both her husband and daughter had the rare and dangerous disease atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) was devastating for singer-songwriter Cameron…

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Celebrate a Holiday your Kidney will appreciate: World Kidney Month!
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Celebrate a Holiday your Kidney will appreciate: World Kidney Month!

Last week was World Kidney Day! And in fact, the whole month of March is kidney month - so there's no excuse to brush up on some key kidney facts…

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How Much Would You Pay to Stay Alive? Read This Woman’s aHUS Story
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How Much Would You Pay to Stay Alive? Read This Woman’s aHUS Story

According to CBC, Marie-Eve Chainey was on dialysis six out of seven days a week. For 15 years, this was her life. It was a necessary feat to control her…

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Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Patients: There’s a new Medicine Coming to the Market!
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Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Patients: There’s a new Medicine Coming to the Market!

ChemoCentrx has been working to develop a drug to combat auto-antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV), C3 glomerulopathy (C3G), and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Its name- Avacopan. ChemoCentryx has always had a…

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