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Foundation News

• New Pediatric Online Community for Parents of Children with Kidney Disease - 09/17/2018
• New Spanish-Language PSAs Urge Living Kidney Donation - 09/10/2018
• Job Security for Living Organ Donation Guaranteed under Family and Medical Leave Act - 08/28/2018
• New Webinar Training for Primary Care Providers to Detect and Delay Progress of Chronic Kidney Disease - 08/07/2018
• Pennsylvania Nephrologist Receives NKF Edith H. Blattner Young Investigator Grant - 08/06/2018
• New York Researcher Receives NKF Young Investigator Grant - 08/06/2018
• Maryland Nephrologist Receives NKF Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Grant - 08/06/2018
• New York Researcher Receives NKF Satellite Dialysis Clinical Investigator Grant - 08/06/2018
• NKF Announces 2018 Young Investigator Research Grant Program Award Recipients - 08/06/2018
• Nephrologist Receives Second NKF South Texas Research Grant - 08/06/2018
• Journal Article Reveals Most Non-Dialysis Kidney Patients Never See a Dietitian - 08/02/2018
• NKF Statement on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Rule on Medicare Payments to Dialysis Facilities - 07/12/2018
• NKF Statement on the California Ballot Initiative, The Fair Pricing for Dialysis Act - 06/15/2018
• NKF Applauds CareDx for New Living Donor Policy - 06/05/2018
• NKF and TMF Health Quality Institute Team-Up to Prevent Kidney Disease through Screening and Education - 05/09/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Statement on Donald W. Seldin, MD - Distinguished Nephrology Teacher and Researcher - 04/27/2018
• New Study: American Formulation of Oral Urea Effective Treatment for Abnormally Low Blood Sodium Levels - 04/11/2018
• Protein Restriction Effective in Delaying Need for Dialysis, Comprehensive Study Shows - 04/11/2018
• Kidneys Initially Deemed Unfit for Transplant Prove Viable, Study Shows - 04/11/2018
• Many Kidney Disease Researchers Aren’t Focusing Enough on Patients, New Study Shows - 04/11/2018
• Medication Management Reduces Dialysis Patient Hospital Readmissions, Study Shows - 04/11/2018
• Using a Home Test Kit and Smartphone to Test for Kidney Disease - 04/10/2018
• NKF Kicks Off 2018 Kidney Walks as LogistiCare National Team Marks Fourth Year - 04/04/2018
• CVS Health Announces Plans to Focus on Kidney Care and Dialysis Treatment - 04/04/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Honors Leading Researchers, Clinicians, Patient Advocates and more at its 27th Annual Spring Clinical Meetings - 04/03/2018
• International Nutrition Expert Honored by National Kidney Foundation - 04/02/2018
• CEO, Transplant Recipient Honored by National Kidney Foundation - 04/02/2018
• Philadelphia Doctor Honored by National Kidney Foundation - 04/02/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Honors Yale Doctor with Top Award - 04/02/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Honors Utah Doctor for Community Service - 04/02/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Bestows Highest Honor on Stanford Physician - 04/02/2018
• Pro Golfer DeChambeau Revives Birdie Challenge with NKF Konica Minolta Golf Classic - 03/30/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Honors Keryx Biopharmaceuticals with 2018 Corporate Innovator Award - 03/29/2018
• New PSA Focuses on African Americans and Kidney Disease, Encourages Organ Donation - 03/28/2018
• Tufts Doctor Honored by National Kidney Foundation - 03/28/2018
• Saint Louis University Doctor Honored by National Kidney Foundation - 03/28/2018
• Doctor Honored by National Kidney Foundation for Public Service to Native Americans - 03/28/2018
• Accelerating New Clinical Trials and Treatments for Kidney Disease - 03/16/2018
• NKF and Child Singer Angelica Hale Remind Everyone to “Heart Your Kidneys” on World Kidney Day - 03/08/2018
• Advocates, Child Star Angelica Hale Headed to Capitol Hill for Kidney Patient Summit - 03/01/2018
• Fresenius Medical Care North America and NKF Announce National Partnership - 02/28/2018
• National Kidney Foundation, American Society for Clinical Pathology, Leading Laboratories and Clinical Laboratory Societies Unite to Diagnose Chronic Kidney Disease - 02/21/2018
• Richmond, Phoenix Teams Win NKF Konica Minolta Golf Classic National Finals at Pebble Beach - 01/23/2018
• NBA Alums Allan Houston, John Starks “Fore!” Raising Awareness, Funds for NKF - 01/19/2018
• New Nationwide Survey on Gout Finds Patients with Gout and Chronic Kidney Disease are Sub-Optimally Treated - 01/17/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Appoints Distinguished Nephrologist-Scientist as New President-Elect - 01/09/2018
• National Kidney Foundation and Watertree Health Announce Unique National Partnership - 12/05/2017
• Fresenius Medical Care North America Sets Record in Surpassing its Kidney Walk Fundraising Goal - 11/29/2017
• National Kidney Foundation Sets the Stage for Angelica Hale - 11/15/2017
• Changing the Face of Kidney Patient Care - 11/01/2017
• National Research Priorities for Kidney Disease Identified by Patients - 09/28/2017
• New Survey of People with Chronic Kidney Disease Finds High Potassium is Among Top Health Concerns - 09/26/2017

• Kidney Patients with Alport Syndrome are Center of FDA Patient-Focused Meeting - 08/02/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Applauds Bi-Partisan Funding for Kidney Health in Omnibus Spending Bill - 03/23/2018

Legislative News

• NKF Statement on Congressional Action to Support Living Organ Donation in Family and Medical Leave Act - 06/26/2018
• NKF Statement on American Patients First: The Trump Administration Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs - 05/14/2018
• NKF Statement on Legislation Passed in Colorado to Provide Paid Leave for Living Organ Donors - 05/11/2018
• Idaho First in Nation to Pass Living Donor Protections - 03/20/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to Amend Affordable Care Act - 10/13/2017
• National Kidney Foundation Urges Support for Landmark Kidney Disease Legislation - 10/02/2017