Press Room
July 2019
National Kidney Foundation Journal Names New Editor-in-Chief
Renowned nephrologist Dr. Charuhas Thakar brings years of expertise, experience in kidney health
New York, NY, – July 24, 2019 – The National Kidney...
July 2019
37 Million American Adults Now Estimated to Have Chronic Kidney Disease
Update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still shows most with CKD don’t know they have it
New York, NY – July 17, 2019 – The number of American adults...
July 2019
KAPP Implements Recommendations from NKF Kidney Discards Conference
New York, NY—July 17, 2019—Today the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) announced the launch of the Kidney Accelerated Placement Project (KAPP) to assess whether...
July 2019
Research Finds More than Half of Patients with Abnormal Kidney Function Not Getting Timely Follow-up
Paper cites reasons including physicians’ high workloads and electronic health record design as key challenges to patients getting timely follow-up tests
New York, NY - ...
July 2019
Kidney Patients, Care Partners Invited to Submit Ideas and Innovations for National Prize Competition
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, American Society of Nephrology, and the National Kidney Foundation announce new Patient Innovator Challenge
Washington, D.C. – July...
July 2019
President Trump Announces Administration’s Bold Vision for Transforming Kidney Care
New York, NY, July 10, 2019—Today President Trump announced a bold vision for transforming kidney care for the estimated 37 million Americans affected by kidney disease. During a...
July 2019
Position Statement on Reform of Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Metrics
July 7, 2019
National Kidney Foundation Position
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is committed to increasing the number of kidney transplants. We acknowledge the challenging...
June 2019
NKF Sponsors Workshop to Examine New Therapy for Diabetic Kidney Disease
Dozens of experts, patients and policy makers expected to attend
June 27, 2019, New York, NY – Nearly 80 nephrologists, cardiologists, diabetologists, patients and policy...
June 2019
NKF Expands THE BIG ASK: THE BIG GIVE to 15 More Key U.S. Markets
New partnership with Fresenius Medical Care Foundation to bring in-person trainings to help kidney patients find a living donor
New York, NY – June 18, 2019 – In a life-...
June 2019
NKF Unveils Kidney Pathways, a Curated Kidney Health Education Curriculum
Individualized information is tailored to kidney disease risk
New York, NY – June 14, 2019 - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has launched Kidney Pathways, an interactive...