Press Room
November 2023
National Kidney Foundation’s Innovation Fund Invests in ZeitLife to Modernize Kidney Preservation and Logistics
~ Collaboration aims to improve kidney transplantation and enhance health equity ~
(New York, NY (November 16, 2023) – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce its latest...
November 2023
NKF of Michigan Passes New Legislation to Protect Living Donors
Michigan Passes New Legislation to Protect Living Donors
~Statement from Linda Smith-Wheelock, President & CEO of the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan on passage of Living Donor...
November 2023
National Kidney Foundation Partners with HHS Technology Group to Launch the KidneyCARE™ Study, Successor to the NKF Patient Network®
Collaboration Sets the Stage for an Enhanced National Registry for All Stages and Types of Kidney Disease
(November 01, 2023, New York, NY) - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and HHS...
October 2023
NKF Launches Educational Animated Video Series on Kidney Cancer in Eight Languages
~Foundation Educates Patients Around the World on link between Kidney Disease and Kidney Cancer~
(October 25, 2023, New York, NY) – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF)...
October 2023
NKF Remembers Advocate Leader Derek Forfang
(October 25, New York, NY) - The National Kidney Foundation and entire kidney community mourns the loss of Derek Forfang, who passed away last week. As NKF Kidney Advocacy Committee and...
October 2023
NKF Celebrates 35 Years of Uniting Authors and Literary Enthusiasts to Benefit Kidney Patients
Online and In-Person Tickets Available for the National Kidney Foundation’s 35th Anniversary Authors Luncheon
(October 28, 2023, San Franciso, California) — Fans of modern literature...
October 2023
NKF Announces Young Investigator Research Grant Award Recipients
~ Foundation Awards Five Promising Young Scientists for their Research of Kidney Disease ~
(October 2, 2023, New York, NY) —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is delighted to...
October 2023
NKF Proudly Announces the 2023 Health Equity Community Engagement Award Winners
~ Foundation Awards Celebrate Exceptional Contributions to Kidney Health ~
(October 2, 2023, New York, NY) —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce the recipients of...
September 2023
NKF Remembers Lioness of Kidney Advocacy
~Statement from the National Kidney Foundation on the passing of Nietlje Gedney~
New York, NY (September 22, 2023) – The Kidney Community lost a lioness yesterday with the passing of Nieltje...
September 2023
National Kidney Foundation: NEW ORGAN PROCUREMENT TRANSPLANT LAW IS GAME-CHANGER
Statement from Kevin Longino, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and a transplant recipient, on the signing of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Act into...
