Jason Berry

On February 5, 2025, the music world lost one of its greatest architects. Irving Lorenzo — known to the world as Irv Gotti — passed away at just 54 years old after suffering a massive hemorrhagic stroke, a devastating complication of years-long struggles with diabetes that went largely unmanaged.wikipedia+1 At Kidney Konnect, we mourn his loss deeply — not only as fans of his legendary work, but as advocates for the very health issues that took him too soon. A Legacy That Reshaped Music...

A Real Person. A Real Need. A Kidney Can Save Her Life. "She needs our help, she needs a kidney." — Fat Joe, in partnership with Roc Nation and Team Roc Kidney Konnect stands fully behind #ACauseForCandice — a powerful campaign supported by Roc Nation, Team Roc, and hip-hop icon Fat Joe to help a woman named Candice find a living kidney donor match. Candice's story is not unique — but it is urgent. Tens of thousands of people across the country are on the national kidney transplant waiting...

At Kidney Konnect, we talk a lot about blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney function—but there’s another number many people in our community have never heard of: lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a). It’s a type of “bad” cholesterol particle that can quietly raise the risk of heart attack and stroke, even when your regular LDL cholesterol looks okay. What Is Lp(a)? Lp(a) is like an LDL (“bad”) cholesterol particle wearing an extra “coat” made of a sticky protein called apolipoprotein(a). That extra layer...