Newsletters and Journals
The National Kidney Foundation publishes a number of newsletters and journals for professionals as well as for patients and their families. Click on our titles below to subscribe to current publications or to browse the archives.
Family Focus Newspaper
Family Focus honors a tradition of helping people affected by Chronic Kidney Disease
E-Kidney Newsletter
Get monthly updates on research, news, events, and NKF programs as well as personal profiles of those touched by kidney disease and organ donation. Also includes great recipes!
Kidney News Daily
Sign up for the latest news about Chronic Kidney Disease, organ and tissue donation, dialysis and more.
Transplant Chronicles
This quarterly newsletter includes supportive and educational articles for recipients of all organs to help you live life to the fullest.
Kidney Care: The CKD Newsletter
Filled with smart health, diet and fitness tips and practical advice, this newsletter about Chronic Kidney Disease will help you take charge of your kidney health
For Those Who Give and Grieve
Includes donor family stories, practical suggestions and an extensive resource section highlighting books and related organizations.
Capital Kidney Connection
Highlights legislative and regulatory initiatives of interest to the NKF family.
For Health Care Professionals
Renalink Newsletter —available online to members!
Introduced in 2000, Renalink is the joint newsletter of the Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians (CNNT), the Council of Nephrology Social Work (CNNT), and the Council on Renal Nutrition (CRN) of the National Kidney Foundation. A Council membership benefit, Renalink includes news for each Council, information vital to the renal care team and ideas that should lead to further collaboration among allied health professionals in the renal field.
If you are interested in writing an article, submitting a case study or best practice, or you just want to submit a letter to the editor please feel free to contact us at renalink@kidney.org. 
The Journal of Renal Nutrition
The Journal of Renal Nutrition is devoted exclusively to renal nutrition science and renal dietetics. Its content is appropriate for nutritionists, physicians and researchers working in nephrology. Each issue contains a state-of-the-art review, original research, articles on the clinical management and education of patients, a current literature review, and nutritional analysis of food products that have clinical relevance.
Journal of Nephrology Social Work —available online to members!
The Journal of Nephrology Social Work is the official journal of the Council of Nephrology Social Workers. Includes original, peer reviewed research papers as well as book reviews, commentary and reprinted articles from various related professional journals.
Journal of Social Work in End of-Life & Palliative Care
The Haworth Press, Inc., and the Council on Nephrology Social Work are pleased to make you this special offer: 30% off the price of an individual subscription to the Journal of Social Work in End of-Life & Palliative Care.
This quarterly journal, now published in association with the Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians of the National Kidney Foundation, explores issues crucial to caring for terminally ill patients and their families. Academics and social work practitioners present current research, articles, and continuing features on the "state of the art" of social work practice, including interdisciplinary interventions, practice innovations, practice evaluations, end-of-life decision-making, grief and bereavement, and ethical and moral issues.
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Handbook of Health Social Work
You can also save 30% on the Handbook of Health Social Work and 15% on the rest of your order. Your discount will be applied automatically upon checkout. If you do you not see the discount being applied, please enter code NKF in the Promotion Code field and click the Apply Discount button.
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Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Each bimonthly issue of Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease presents focused review articles devoted to a single topic of current importance in clinical nephrology and related fields. Topics covered will be of interest to practicing nephrologists (pediatric and adult), nephrology fellows (pediatric and adult), nurses, technicians, dietitians, and social workers caring for patients with kidney disease.
Chronic Kidney Disease: A Guide to Select NKF KDOQI Guidelines and Recommendations 2006
Chronic Kidney Disease: A Guide to Select NKF KDOQI Guidelines and Recommendations 2006 was developed in collaboration with Nephrology Pharmacy Associates, Inc. It contains key guidelines and recommendations for the care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) based on KDOQI guidelines published through 2006. Topics are: anemia, nutrition, dialysis adequacy and vascular access, bone metabolism and disease, dyslipidemias, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients.
Best Practice Newsletter
Each issue will highlight a clinical protocol, algorithm or method that is effective in achieving improved patient outcomes using the National Kidney Foundation's K/DOQI recommendations.
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
The American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), the official journal of NKF, is recognized worldwide as a leader in clinical nephrology content. AJKD publishes original investigations describing the latest findings related to kidney diseases, hypertension, dialysis therapies, and kidney transplantation. Case reports in each issue reveal new diseases and potential therapeutic strategies. AJKD also publishes a variety of educational and special interest features, including narrative reviews, editorials, teaching cases, and quizzes.
