Press Room
October 2018
National Kidney Foundation Announces the Launch of Kidney Medicine
A new open access publication joins the NKF family of journals
New York, NY, Oct. 23, 2018 - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF), and Elsevier, the information analytics...
October 2018
Report of National Kidney Foundation Consensus Conference to Decrease Kidney Discards
New report published today online in the journal Clinical Transplantation
New York, NY—October 22, 2018—The organ supply shortage is a major challenge facing the field of whole...
October 2018
John Gerzema Named Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation Board
Manish Agarwal, Jennifer DaSilva and Samuel Marchio are Newest Members
New York, NY— Friday, October 19, 2018 — Corporate influencer and author John Gerzema has been elected...
October 2018
New Meatless Campaign Targets Vital Importance of Kidneys to Overall Health
National Kidney Foundation and The Monday Campaigns Team Up on Kidney Health
New York, NY—October 15, 2018—The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is partnering with The Monday...
October 2018
Helping Older Kidney Patients Make Fundamental Care Decisions
A new project launched by National Kidney Foundation and Tufts University
New York, NY—October 10, 2018—The National Kidney Foundation is collaborating with Tufts University on...
October 2018
Researchers Call for Reform of Medicare Payments for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
New York, NY, October 11, 2018 – Is Medicare driving late-stage chronic kidney disease patients to dialysis prematurely because it does not pay for comprehensive, non-...
October 2018
Expert Panel to Discuss Breaking Barriers in CKD Assessment and Test Interpretations
New York, NY, October 5, 2018 – Thirty million Americans are affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), many of whom remain unaware and undiagnosed, yet most people with high risk do...