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The model minority myth doesn't make us healthier. It just makes our health harder to see.This AAPI Heritage Month, we're talking about kidney disease in Asian American families. The conditions that show up more often than people realize. The research we're missing from. The conversations our families don't have.A rare kidney disease called primary membranous nephropathy, or PMN, appears more often in people of Asian ancestry. Most families have never heard of it. AAPI communities are also underrepresented in the research shaping how kidney diseases get diagnosed and treated.We wrote a full piece on what to know, what to ask, and how to start the conversation in your family.👉 Read it here: https://www.patientwing.com/blog/kidney-disease-in-asian-american-families-what-were-not-talking-about

Today is Wear Purple Day 💜 and the PatientWing team is showing up for the epilepsy community.
50 million people worldwide live with epilepsy. Many of them are still searching for answers, better treatments, and access to research that could change their lives. That's exactly why we do what we do.
Happy Wear Purple Day to every patient, caregiver, and advocate out there. We see you. 💜