Press Room
August 2019
Landmark Analysis Supports New Endpoints for Kidney Disease Trials
Study was joint effort of the National Kidney Foundation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency
New York, NY – August 28, 2019 - The American...
August 2019
IgA Nephropathy Patients Invited to Speak About their Disease to the FDA
National Kidney Foundation and IGAN Foundation of America organizing meeting to hear voices of patients with this chronic kidney disease
New York, NY – August 16, 2019...
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...