Press Room
September 2002
New Studies Offer Hope to UTI Sufferers
New York, NY (September 9, 2002) - Urinary tract infections (UTIs) account for 11 million doctor visits each year, but drug-resistant bacteria is making treatment tricky. Over the last decade...
August 2002
A Typical HUS Grant Available
New York, NY (August 19, 2002)
GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT
The "Foundation for Children with Atypical HUS" and the "Nando Peretti Foundation" are proud to announce that a grant...
August 2002
Filtering Patient's Blood Before Kidney Transplant Allows Transplant
New York, NY (August 8, 2002)
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
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Hopkins team achieves 93 percent...
July 2002
NKF Awards New Research Grant
New York, NY (July 23, 2002) - Stuart Goldstein, MD, of Texas Children's Hospital, was awarded the first-ever Franklin McDonald/Fresenius Medical Care Clinical Research Grant, the...
June 2002
Nation's Organ Donors Recognized at the National Kidney Foundation 2002 U.S. Transplant Games
Orland, FL (June 27, 2002) - They've saved the lives of thousands and today, the nation will pay tribute to them at the 2002 Donor Recognition Ceremony, a special event honoring America...
June 2002
Special Athletes Go for the Gold
New York, NY (June 26, 2002) - They haven't hit the court or track yet and already this group of athletes has performed death-defying feats. They all carry an inner trophy—a new...
June 2002
NKF seeks Wayne Nix Award Nominee
New York, NY (June 11, 2002) - The Patient and Family Council of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF-PFC) will be accepting nominations for the 2nd Annual NKF-PFC Wayne Nix Memorial Award....
June 2002
Transplant Athletics
New York, NY (June 6, 2002) - Up until two decades ago, it was impossible to imagine people with kidney or heart transplants running a 50-meter-dash or swimming the butterfly stroke across a...
June 2002
NFL Star Fernando Bryant to Host Kids Football Clinic at 2002 U.S. Transplant Games
New York, NY (June 1, 2002) - Jacksonville Jaguars' star cornerback Fernando Bryant will win extra points when he touches down with transplant kids at the National Kidney Foundation 2002...
May 2002
Olympic Bronze Medalist and Liver Transplant Recipient, Chris Klug to Celebrate Gift of Life at U.S. Transplant Games
New York, NY (May 25, 2002) - Snowboarder and liver transplant recipient Chris Klug was one-of-a-kind at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City this past February. But this summer, he'll...
