Press Room
March 2020
The National Kidney Foundation Announces Winners of Prestigious Annual Awards
March 27. 2020, New York, NY —Today the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will virtually present its top awards to specialists in the field of nephrology who most exemplify the...
March 2020
25 People Win the KidneyX Patient Innovator Challenge with Ideas to Improve Patients Lives
March 26, 2020, New York, NY— The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and National Kidney Foundation (NKF)...
March 2020
Study Reveals Possible Drug Treatment for Lupus Kidney Disease
Investigators present work at the National Kidney Foundation’s virtual Spring Clinicals Meetings
March 25, 2020, New York, NY—Today, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) showcased a...
March 2020
Promising Drug Treatment Study Presented at National Kidney Foundation's Spring Clinical Meetings
March 25, 2020, New York, NY—The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) showcased this week a new study for a drug treatment to address metabolic acidosis in patients with kidney disease...
March 2020
Longtime Kidney Health Advocate to Receive National Kidney Foundation Award
March 23, 2020, New York, NY- Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of nephrology and selects among them those who most...
March 2020
Kidney Disease and Coronavirus: Mitigating the Threat
Americans living with kidney disease, especially patients on dialysis and transplant recipients, appear to be at increased risk of severe infection and mortality from COVID-19, the...
March 2020
National Kidney Foundation Honors Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson with 2020 Corporate Innovator Award
Company recognized for developing the first new treatment for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) to be approved by the FDA in nearly two decades.
March 20, 2020, New York, NY —Janssen...
March 2020
National Kidney Foundation Urges Kidney Patients to Continue Dialysis Treatments During COVID-19 Outbreak
March 19, 2020, New York, NY— Kidney patients are among the high-risk groups of people with chronic medical conditions who may experience more serious COVID-19 illness. While...
March 2020
National Kidney Foundation Urges Clarity and Flexibility on Elective Surgery Procedures During COVID-19 Outbreak
Dialysis patients still need access to out-patient surgeries
March 19, 2020, New York, NY—The National Kidney Foundation is extremely grateful to the Administration for...
March 2020
The National Kidney Foundation Releases Comprehensive Guideline for Vascular Access in Dialysis Patients
The Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative work group takes patient’s “ESKD Life-Plan” approach
March 13, 2020, New York, NY —Today, the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD...