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Research Studies
- Kidney Patients’ Heart Health is Getting Better - 11/3/09
- Survey Shows 60 Percent of Those with Kidney Disease See Transplantation As a "Last-Resort" Option, Despite Better Outcomes for Those Receiving Transplants Before Dialysis - 10/28/09
- More Kidney Patients Avoiding Dialysis on Path to Transplant - 10/26/09
- Kidney Disease Linked to Depression, Even in Early Stages - September 1, 2009
- New International Guideline Offers Direction for Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients - 10/12/09
- Kidney Disease Linked to Depression, Even in Early Stages - September 1, 2009
- Low Birth Weight May Mean Higher Risk for Kidney Disease - 8/3/09
- Flu Shot May be Less Effective After Transplant - 7/1/09
- Baking Soda Prevents Kidney Damage From Intravenous Dye - 4/1/09
- Tainted Castor Oil Used for Cosmetic Augmentation Causes Kidney Failure - 3/26/09
- Social Connection Far Outweighs Compensation in Motivating Kidney Donors - 3/26/09
- Hypertension Fuels Chronic Kidney Disease - 3/26/09
- Screening for Microalbuminuria Economically Wise in People with Diabetes or Hypertension - 3/26/09
- Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Microalbuminuria - 3/26/09
- Enhanced Version of Quality Of Life Survey Discriminates Between Pre-dialysis, Dialysis and Transplant Groups - 3/26/09
- Sexual Problems Common Among Women on Dialysis - 3/26/09
- Social Networks Assist Black Patients in Getting Kidney Transplants - 3/26/09
- Kidney Disease in African Americans Goes Undetected Until the Latest Stages - 1/21/09
- Dialysis Treatment Clears the Blood, But Does it Cloud the Vision? - 12/1/08
- Fish Swims to the Top of the Diabetic Diet - 11/3/08
- CKD patients more likely to die from heart disease than to develop kidney failure - 10/24/08
- Costs of Home Hemodialysis Offset by Better Health, Fewer Hospitalizations - 10/1/08
- Inexpensive Drug Improves Kidney Function in Diabetics - 9/1/08
- Hemodialysis Patients Plagued by Insomnia - 8/1/08
- Kidney Disease Linked to Dementia - 8/1/08
- Silent Kidney Disease Tied to Heart Attacks and Early Death, Even Among Young Adults - 8/1/08
- Recycled Hemodialysis Water a Boon to DroughtStricken Areas - 7/1/08
- Loss Of Smell May be Associated with Severe Malnutrition in Kidney Dialysis Patients - 7/1/08
- Painful Kidney Stones Tied to Metabolic Syndrome - 5/1/08
- For Kidney Disease, Early Outreach Works - 4/2/08
- Top Killers Triggered by Kidney Disease - 4/2/08
- Kidney Disease is Below the Radar Screen Even for Those at Risk - 4/1/08
- Many Have High Blood Pressure, Few Have it Under Control - 3/3/08
- Kidney Disease Linked to Low BirthWeight In Men - 3/3/08
- Kidney Disease Common in China - 3/3/08
- Black men most at risk of kidney, cardiovascular disease - 2/1/08
- Simple Switch Gives Heart Good Night’s Rest - 12/4/07
- Rate of Kidney Disease Jumps by 30% - 12/4/07
- Quest Diagnostics Health Trends Report Shows Significant Gap in Care for Patients at Highest Risk fo - 11/7/07
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Still Common Among Kidney Dialysis Patients - 10/11/07
- Kidney Disease Opens Door to Heart Disease, Other Leading Killers, Says National Survey - 3/8/07
General Health
- Early Detection Aims to Reverse Rising Rate of Kidney Disease - 3/12/09
- Patients with Kidney Failure Living Longer - 11/24/08
- The Surprising Risks of Obesity in CKD - 4/4/08
- Risks Patients Don’t Reveal - 4/4/08
- New Option for Denied Kidney Donor Pairs - 4/2/08
- 10 Steps for Protecting Kidney Health - 2/4/08
- Two Simple Tests Protect Patients from Common Killer - 10/11/07
- Balancing Benefit and Risk in Treating Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease: - 9/10/07
- National Kidney Foundation Releases Anemia Guideline Update - 8/30/07
- New Global Guidelines for Kidney Disease and Hepatitis C - 4/13/07
- CKD: A Global Public Health Crisis - 4/13/07
- Diabetes and Kidney Failure: A New Tool to Break the Cycle - 4/12/07
- Acute Kidney Injury: What Every Clinician Should Know - 4/12/07
- MRI Contrast Agents and Kidney Disease: How to Protect your Patients - 4/11/07
- Are You At Risk For The Silent Killer? Take This Quiz And Find Out - 3/2/07
Programs and Events
- Records Shattered at the Healthy Kidney 10K - 5/20/09
- Kidney Cars Celebrates Earth Day - 4/22/09
- Kidney Cars Celebrates America Recycles Day - 11/12/08
- NKF Launches "Coffee House Conversations™" - 11/5/08
- National Kidney Foundation Launches Pediatric Kidney Disease Educational Program - 10/24/08
- Don't Write Off the Benefits of Charitable Car Donations - 9/25/08
- Donating Your Car Could Lead to the Drive of Your Life - 9/3/08
- National Kidney Foundation Launches Educational Program About Kidney Disease in Patients with HIV - 8/19/08
- The Holiday Gift that Shows You Care - 8/12/08
- Outstanding Athletes Named at the National Kidney Foundation 2008 U.S. Transplant Games - 7/21/08
- Thousands of Athletes to Descend on Pittsburgh for the National Kidney Foundation’s 2008 U.S. Transp - 6/3/08
- CDC Recognizes Chronic Kidney Disease as Major Public Health Issue - 4/29/08
- National Kidney Foundation Introduces Plan To Track Patients In National Screening Program - 4/3/08
- L.A. Woman Hits Milestone by Becoming 100,000th KEEP Participant - 12/4/07
- Raising Green on the Green - 10/11/07
- National Kidney Foundation Offers Long Term Care Checklist - 8/13/07
- Livingdonors.org #1 source for Information on Living Kidney Donation - 7/20/07
- At Healthy Kidney 10K, Many Reasons to Race - 5/23/07
- NKF’s Innovative New Educational Program Draws Raves - 5/14/07
- Mournings Slam Dunk for Kidney Disease - 5/7/07
- National Kidney Foundation Names Genzyme, Corp. Associate Sponsor of Kidney Early Evaluation Program - 4/11/07
- Make Kidney Screening Program International, Experts Say - 4/11/07
- New Program from National Kidney Foundation to Educate and Empower Dialysis Patients - 4/10/07
- Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders Highlights Kidney Disease Risk for African Americans - 3/5/07
Legislative News
- Senators Durbin, Cochran Introduce Legislation to Help Organ Transplant Patients - 3/10/09
- Reps. Camp, Kind Join with National Kidney Foundation to Modernize Medicare's Treatment of Kidney Transplant Patients - 3/10/09
- National Kidney Foundation, Dialysis Patient Citizens Join Forces on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Ki - 5/13/08
- The NKF Teams up with Senators Durbin & Cochran to Introduce Bill That Would Extend Medicare Coverage - 11/8/07
- NKF Launches New People Like Us EAdvocacy Network - 5/15/07
- NKF to Double Research Funding - 5/14/07
Foundation News
- This Holiday Season, End the Wait - 10/27/09
- NASCAR Great Champions Kidney Cars - 6/23/09
- NBC'S '30 ROCK' SEASON FINALE MUSIC VIDEO CLIP AVAILABLE ON THE iTUNES STORE TO BENEFIT THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION - 5/19/09
- National Kidney Foundation and Nephroceuticals Partner To Promote Early Detection and Good Nutrition for Kidney Disease - 5/11/09
- William F. Keane, MD, Receives Donald Seldin Award - 4/1/09
- Organ Shortage Needs Multi-Faceted Approach - 1/29/09
- The National Kidney Foundation and Charley's Grilled Subs® Team Up to Save Lives - 1/13/09
- National Kidney Foundation Taps Fitzgerald+CO as Agency of Record - 8/19/08
- The National Kidney Foundation Assists Dialysis Patients Affected by Midwest Floods - 8/14/08
- National Kidney Foundation Commemorates 35th Anniversary of Medicare ESRD Program - 10/30/07
- The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Teams up with Rep. Dave Camp and Rep. Ron Kind - 7/31/07
Related News
- Kidney Care Partners Launches Health Care Campaign to Improve Survival Rates of First-Year Dialysis Patients - 6/8/09
- National Healthcare Decisions Day - April 16, 2009 - 4/16/09
- Remembering a Medical Pioneer - 2/11/09
- STUDY SHOWS MACHINE PERFUSION SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES TRANSPLANT RESULTS - 1/1/09
- Kidney Transplant Recipient Paul T. Conway Honored by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff - 12/5/08
- The National Kidney Foundation Assists Dialysis Patients Affected by Midwest Floods - 8/14/08
- The Alliance for Paired Donation Announces: First-ever kidney swap performed simultaneously in three states, three time zones - 7/30/08
- One Generous Gift Results in Ten Transplants - 7/25/08
- Cleveland Clinic First to Perform Successful Live Kidney Donation Through Single Belly Button Incision - 7/17/08
Industry News
- Genzyme Launches 1 mcg Hectorol Capsules — August 10, 2009
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