Able Quote by Xavier Becerra

People who are living donors who give kidneys. You can't give a heart and you can't give a liver, but you can sure give…

— Larry Hagman

Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney function, the end result of which is kidney failure.

— Xavier Becerra

A person on dialysis undergoes very heavy and irritating treatment, and in time, it seems more than you can bear.

— James A. Michener

A patient healthy enough to undergo a kidney transplant might someday no longer need dialysis. That would free up a slot for a new…

— Sheri Fink

People can't work and have the quality of life they deserve if they aren't healthy.

— Kim Reynolds

Kidney disease is a low-profile, unglamorous problem, a disease that disproportionately strikes minorities and the poor. Its celebrity spokesman is blue-collar comedian George Lopez,…

— Virginia Postrel

Diabetes is a great example whereby, giving the patient the tools, you can manage yourself very well.

— Anonymous

Once you start to ask patients about their priorities, you discover what they're living for. Once you uncover that, it helps you, as a…

— Atul Gawande

Many inherited disorders can perpetuate poverty by leading to disabilities that disrupt people's ability to work. In turn, someone's capacity to secure an effective…

— Scott Gottlieb

Increasingly we know that we're going to have multiple medical conditions, and the person who's got the greatest incentive to manage those conditions is…

— Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

It's been an incredible odyssey to make the journey from a vibrantly healthy person to someone with a chronic illness.

— Karen Duffy

We can take more time and interest, and give more attention to our personal health than a hired professional can. We have learned to…

— Andrew Saul