Press Room
May 2019
CDC Epidemiologist to Receive National Kidney Foundation's Public Service Award
Nilka Ríos Burrows will be honored at the 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
New York, NY - May 7, 2019 - Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of...
May 2019
NKF Introduces New Award for Nephrology Nursing
California’s Anne Diroll to receive honor at the 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
New York, NY - May 6, 2019 – Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work...
May 2019
Leader in Improving Diagnosis is Keynote Speaker at NKF’s 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
Dr. Mark Graber will discuss medical error and safety
New York, NY – May 6, 2109 – One of the leaders in the field of patient safety, Mark Graber, MD, FACP, of Stony Brook...
May 2019
Transplantation Expert Dr. Matthew Cooper will receive NKF’s New Excellence Award
Honor to be presented at NKF’s 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
New York, NY – May 6, 2019 —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will present its first ever award for Excellence...
May 2019
NKF Honors Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., with SCM19 Corporate Innovator Award
Company recognized for treatment recently approved in the U.S. for adults at risk of rapidly progressing Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
New York, NY — May 2,...
April 2019
HHS Focus on Redesigning Dialysis Can Help Improve the Lives of Kidney Patients
Innovation Awards announced at KidneyX Summit
New York, NY, April 29, 2019—Today at the KidneyX Summit held in Washington, DC, the inaugural prizes for Redesign Dialysis will...
April 2019
NKF Applauds New Kansas Legislation to Protect Living Organ Donors
April 23, 2019 – “Kansas has become the seventh state in the country to pass legislation that would protect living organ donors from life insurance discrimination solely based upon...
April 2019
NKF Study Reveals Challenges in Co-Management of Kidney Patients in Primary Care
Communication with nephrologists is key
New York, NY – April 17, 2019 – The Journal of General Internal Medicine published a new National Kidney Foundation (NKF) study...
April 2019
NKF to Present Prestigious Joel D. Kopple Award to Washington Dietitian
Katy Wilkens, MS, RD, will be honored at NKF's 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
New York, NY – April 16, 2019 – Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work...
April 2019
NKF Statement on CREDENCE Data as Potential New Treatment for Diabetic Kidney Disease
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
April 14, 2019
“Data from the CREDENCE trial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate that...