Press Room
November 2007
The NKF Teams up with Senators Durbin and Cochran to Introduce Bill That Would Extend Medicare Coverage of Transplant Drugs
Washington, DC (November 8, 2007) - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) introduced a bill in the Senate, The Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant...
November 2007
Quest Diagnostics Health Trends Report Shows Significant Gap in Care for Patients at Highest Risk for Kidney Disease
Madison, NJ (2007-11-07)The majority of people with diabetes and/or high blood pressure - the two leading causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) - are not being appropriately monitored for...
November 2007
Quest Diagnostics Health Trends Report Shows Significant Gap in Care for Patients at Highest Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease
Madison, NJ (November 7, 2007) - The majority of people with diabetes and/or high blood pressure - the two leading causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) - are not being appropriately...
October 2007
National Kidney Foundation Commemorates 35th Anniversary of Medicare ESRD Program
New York, NY (2007-10-30)The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) today recognizes 35 years of lives saved through the Medicare End Stage Renal Disease Program, signed into law by President Nixon...
October 2007
National Kidney Foundation Commemorates 35th Anniversary of Medicare ESRD Program
New York, NY (October 30, 2007) - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) today recognizes 35 years of lives saved through the Medicare End Stage Renal Disease Program, signed into law by...
October 2007
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Still Common Among Kidney Dialysis Patients
New York, NY (2007-10-11)Nearly one-quarter of New Orleans residents receiving dialysis for kidney failure had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) one year after Hurricane Katrina leveled...
October 2007
Raising Green on the Green
New York, NY (2007-10-11)You’re guaranteed to score a hole in one for charity just by teeing off, so grab your woods and irons and show your mettle by taking part in the National Kidney...
October 2007
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Still Common Among Kidney Dialysis Patients
New York, NY (October 11, 2007) - Nearly one-quarter of New Orleans residents receiving dialysis for kidney failure had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) one year after Hurricane Katrina...
October 2007
Raising Green on the Green
New York, NY (October 11, 2007) - You're guaranteed to score a hole in one for charity just by teeing off, so grab your woods and irons and show your mettle by taking part in the National...
October 2007
Two Simple Tests Protect Patients from Common Killer
New York, NY (October 11, 2007) - Two simple blood and urine tests will detect chronic kidney disease (CKD) in millions of people who are in early stages of the disease but have no symptoms,...
