Press Room
April 2016
SPRINT Toward New Blood Pressure Targets, with Caution
Boston, MA - Lower blood pressure targets can help prevent heart attacks, strokes, cardiovascular disease and death in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, according to data presented at...
April 2016
Exelixis Announces FDA Approval of CABOMETYX™ (Cabozantinib) Tablets for Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Who Have Received Prior Anti-Angiogenic Therapy
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April 2016
Elevated Serum Potassium Linked to Higher Mortality in over 2 Million Patients
Boston, MA - Both low and high levels of serum potassium are associated with an increased risk of mortality, according to research results presented at the National Kidney Foundation 2016...
April 2016
Trust Your Gut Bacteria
Boston, MA - Diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have higher levels of intestinal bacteria that can cause chronic inflammation, according to findings presented at the National...
April 2016
Albuminuria Doubles Mortality Risk
Boston, MA - Mortality risk increases significantly in individuals who have albumin in their urine, even if they do not have marked reductions in kidney function, as measured by estimated...
April 2016
Warm Weather a Danger to Dialysis Patients
Boston, MA - Adherence to scheduled dialysis sessions is very important to the overall health of kidney failure patients, so better understanding of the barriers to dialysis attendance is...
April 2016
Five-Star Dialysis Centers Not Tied to Quality of Care
Boston, MA - Additional stars in the rating system for dialysis facilities may not reflect increases in quality of care, according to an analysis presented at the National Kidney...
April 2016
NKF Recognizes Relypsa with Inaugural Corporate Innovator Award for First Drug Approved by FDA for Hyperkalemia in 50 Years
New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is honoring Relypsa, Inc. with its first-ever Corporate Innovator Award in recognition of the biopharmaceutical company’s breakthrough...
April 2016
National Kidney Foundation and American Heart Association Join Forces against Epidemic High Blood Pressure
New York, NY – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA) announced a milestone collaboration to counter the epidemic of...
April 2016
New Editor to Take the Reins at the American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Harold I. Feldman, MD, MSCE, of the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) at the University of Pennsylvania has been named the next Editor-in-Chief of the National Kidney Foundation’s...
