Press Room
August 2018
New York Researcher Receives NKF Satellite Dialysis Clinical Investigator Grant
Trial Examines Integrated Palliative and Nephrology Care vs. Standard Nephrology
New York—Monday, August 6, 2018 – Jennifer Scherer, MD, of New York has been awarded the...
August 2018
Pennsylvania Nephrologist Receives NKF Edith H. Blattner Young Investigator Grant
Project Examines Super-Resolution Ultrasound for Assessment of Kidney Vasculature
New York— Monday, August 6, 2018 – Roderick Tan, MD, PhD, has been awarded the 2018 Edith...
August 2018
NKF Announces 2018 Young Investigator Research Grant Program Award Recipients
New York— Monday, August 6, 2108 – National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has selected five researchers from throughout the country to be award recipients in the 2018 NKF Young Investigator...
August 2018
Journal Article Reveals Most Non-Dialysis Kidney Patients Never See a Dietitian
National Kidney Foundation President-Elect Leads Study
New York – Thursday, August 2, 2018 – An eye-opening Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics article has reported that...
August 2018
Kidney Patients with Alport Syndrome are Center of FDA Patient-Focused Meeting
Patients share with FDA experience of living with this rare form of kidney disease
Editor’s update Nov. 15, 2019: The “Voice of the Patient” report from...
July 2018
NKF Statement on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Rule on Medicare Payments to Dialysis Facilities
July 12, 2018
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
Yesterday evening the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the annual proposed...
June 2018
NKF Statement on Congressional Action to Support Living Organ Donation in Family and Medical Leave Act
June 26, 2018
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
“The House Committee on Appropriations will include language requested by Representative Jaime Herrera...
June 2018
NKF Statement on the California Ballot Initiative, The Fair Pricing for Dialysis Act
All quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY—June 15, 2018 —“The Fair Pricing for Dialysis Act, a ballot initiative put forth in California by the...
June 2018
NKF Applauds CareDx for New Living Donor Policy
Offering paid leave for living donation helps remove financial barriers
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY—June 5, 2018 —“Yesterday, CareDx...
May 2018
NKF Statement on American Patients First: The Trump Administration Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY—May 14, 2018—“The Trump Administration has released its blueprint to help lower costs for prescription drugs...