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News & Stories
The latest news from NKF, from press releases and patient stories to expert insight into legislation and research.
Latest from the Press Room
January 2022
COVID-19 and its Impact on Kidney Patients Utilizing U.S. Dialysis Centers
A joint statement from the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) stress the...
January 2022
Kidney Disease Experts Support Standardization of Measuring Blood Pressure and Other 2021 Guidelines
January 18, 2022, New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation's (NKF) work group of kidney disease experts released their commentary today in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD)...
January 2022
NKF Honors Pediatric Dialysis Nurse with Mattix Award
Upstate New York nurse to receive honor at NKF’s Spring Clinical Meetings 2022
Jan. 11, 2022, New York, NY — Each year The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work...
January 2022
Nephrologist from Johns Hopkins University to Receive NKF’s Garabed Eknoyan Award
Jan. 5, 2022, New York, NY — Each year The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of Nephrology and selects among them...
December 2021
NKF Presents Shaul G. Massry Award to UNC Researcher
Dec. 15, 2021, New York, NY —Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists, advocates, and volunteers in the field of...
November 2021
NKF Appoints Three Top Executives to Board of Directors
Hubert L. Allen of Illinois, Renée Richardson Gosline of Massachusetts and Alison Steiber of Ohio join the fight against kidney disease
November 10, 2021, New York, NY — The...
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The second year of the 117th Congress will be book-ended by unfinished business from 2021 and...
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By Allison Herrity, NKF Advocacy Manager
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By Morgan Reid
As the National Kidney Foundation’s new and first Director of Transplant Policy...
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