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NKF Hosts Virtual 8th Annual Kidney Patient Summit - 03/02/2021
NKF Applauds Legislation to Protect Living Organ Donors - 03/01/2021
Diabetes is Focus for National Kidney Month - 03/01/2021
NKF Launches the First-Ever National Registry for All Stages of Kidney Disease - 02/24/2021
Nephrologist from NYC Health + Hospitals to Receive NKF's Kopple Award - 02/23/2021
Scientific Activities Organizer to Receive NKF’s Garabed Eknoyan Award - 02/23/2021
National Kidney Foundation Launches New Pediatric Risk Calculator - 02/09/2021
National Kidney Foundation Launches First-ever Health Equity Advisory Committee - 02/05/2021
NKF and Debbie Allen Partner with Bayer to Launch New Initiative on Risk of CKD in People With T2D - 02/04/2021
Spiceology Asks Americans to Reimagine Flavor Without Salt - 02/02/2021
NKF Mourns the Passing of a Champion of Kidney Health - 01/28/2021
NKF Honors UnitedHealth Group with 2021 Corporate Innovator Award - 01/27/2021
National Kidney Foundation Condemns Attack on U.S. Capitol - 01/07/2021
Chris Jackson Joins NKF as Chief People Officer to Lead NKF’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Efforts - 01/06/2021
NKF Applauds Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Legislation Passed in the U.S. Senate - 12/21/2020
Statement on Kidney Patient Prioritization for COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics - 12/17/2020
Public Forums to Provide Input to eGFR Joint Task Force - 12/17/2020
Peritoneal Dialysis is not a One-Size-Fits-All Treatment, New Commentary Says - 12/16/2020
Tulane University Doctor to Receive Prestigious 2021 David M. Hume Memorial Award - 12/15/2020
Hundreds of IgA Nephropathy Patients Share Experience with FDA, Professionals, Drug-makers - 12/09/2020
National Kidney Foundation Applauds House Passage of Landmark Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Bill - 12/08/2020
Survey Shows Education and Communication Gaps in Lupus Nephritis Care - 12/07/2020
Study Shows Race May Not Be Needed to Accurately Estimate Kidney Function - 12/07/2020
NKF Calls on Biden-Harris Administration to Prioritize Kidney Disease in the First 100 Days - 12/03/2020
NKF and RenalytixAI Partner to Improve Early Stage Kidney Disease - 12/02/2020
Nephrologist Dr. Mark Perazella to Receive National Kidney Foundation’s Donald W. Seldin Award - 11/18/2020
Healthy.io partners with the National Kidney Foundation to help thousands of at-risk Americans prevent kidney failure - 11/17/2020
Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist Soledad O’Brien to Serve as Master of Ceremonies for the National Kidney Foundation’s Virtual Kidney Walk - 10/27/2020
National Kidney Foundation Announces Appointment of University of Pittsburgh Nephrologist Dr. Paul M. Palevsky as President of the National Board - 10/26/2020
Drug Study Offers New Hope to Patients with Both Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes - 10/23/2020
American Ninja Warrior and National Kidney Foundation Join Forces to Help Kidney Patients Find a Living Donor - 10/22/2020
National Kidney Foundation Announces Atlanta Business Executive and Kidney Transplant Patient Anthony E. Tuggle as New Chair of the National Board - 10/20/2020
National Kidney Foundation Appoints Johns Hopkins Nephrologist to Board of Directors - 10/19/2020
National Kidney Foundation Appoints Atlanta Executive to Board of Directors - 10/19/2020
Boston’s Dr. Sylvia E. Rosas Named the National Kidney Foundation’s President-Elect - 10/19/2020
NKF Clarifying Statement on the Proposed OPO Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) - 10/09/2020
NKF Statement Regarding the Administration’s Proposed Revisions to the OPO Conditions for Coverage - 10/02/2020
Harold Feldman Reappointed as Editor-in-Chief of the National Kidney Foundation’s AJKD - 09/30/2020
Moonstone Nutrition and NKF partner to prevent kidney stones - 09/29/2020
Major Groups Representing Millions of Patients Release Telehealth Principles - 09/28/2020
National Kidney Foundation and IAA, Inc. Partner to Help People with Kidney Disease - 09/24/2020
The National Kidney Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Want Everyone to Get a Flu Shot - 09/22/2020
New Study Offers Hope for Patients with Diabetes and Advanced Kidney Disease - 09/21/2020
NKF Statement on the ESRD Treatment Choices Model (ETC) and Policies to Improve Kidney Patient Choice - 09/18/2020
National Kidney Foundation and Transplant Genomics Lace-Up for Kidney Patients - 09/18/2020
Patient Advocates, Actor Wilmer Valderrama Bring Passion and Urgency to 7th Annual Kidney Patient Summit - 09/17/2020
Advocates from Across the U.S Convene for Virtual Kidney Patient Summit - 09/15/2020
Nationwide Kidney Risk Campaign Relaunches by NKF, HHS, and ASN - 09/01/2020
National Kidney Foundation and LogistiCare Lace-Up for Kidney Patients - 08/27/2020
National Kidney Foundation and Imperial Headwear Tee-Off to Help People with Kidney Disease - 08/26/2020
The National Kidney Foundation Announces First Clinical Partner on NKF Patient Network - 08/21/2020
National Kidney Foundation, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Release KDOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines on Nutrition - 08/20/2020
National Kidney Foundation and Konica Minolta Team Up to Help People with Kidney Disease - 08/18/2020
NKF Celebrates National Minority Donor Awareness Month - 08/05/2020
Spiceology Releases 13 New Salt Free Seasonings To Shake Up The Health, Wellness & Fitness Markets - 08/04/2020
Young Investigators Recognized at National Kidney Foundation’s 15th Annual National Young Investigators Forum - 07/22/2020
New Kidney Health Evaluation Measure to Improve Kidney Disease Testing in Diabetes Patients - 07/20/2020
Establishing a Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases - 07/02/2020
Statement on Racial Violence and Disparities in America - 06/01/2020
Nation's Largest Kidney Patient and Professional Organizations Urge Action to Protect Patients During Reopening - 05/21/2020
COVID-19 Patients are Becoming Kidney Patients but Most Americans Unaware - 05/13/2020
The National Kidney Foundation Releases Commentary on Hepatitis C Guidelines for Clinicians - 04/09/2020
NKF Urges America’s Hospitals and Health Systems to Not Implement Policies to Deprive Kidney Patients from Lifesaving Interventions During COVID-19 - 04/03/2020
The National Kidney Foundation Announces Winners of Prestigious Annual Awards - 03/27/2020
25 People Win the KidneyX Patient Innovator Challenge with Ideas to Improve Patients Lives - 03/26/2020
Study Reveals Possible Drug Treatment for Lupus Kidney Disease - 03/25/2020
Promising Drug Treatment Study Presented at National Kidney Foundation's Spring Clinical Meetings - 03/25/2020
Longtime Kidney Health Advocate to Receive National Kidney Foundation Award - 03/23/2020
Kidney Disease and Coronavirus: Mitigating the Threat - 03/23/2020
National Kidney Foundation Honors Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson with 2020 Corporate Innovator Award - 03/20/2020
National Kidney Foundation Urges Clarity and Flexibility on Elective Surgery Procedures During COVID-19 Outbreak - 03/19/2020
National Kidney Foundation Urges Kidney Patients to Continue Dialysis Treatments During COVID-19 Outbreak - 03/19/2020
The National Kidney Foundation Releases Comprehensive Guideline for Vascular Access in Dialysis Patients - 03/13/2020
National Kidney Foundation Observes World Kidney Day by Asking “Are You the 33%?” - 03/12/2020