Press Room
December 2000
Medicare Bill to Help Organ Transplant Recipients
New York, NY (December 18, 2000) - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) announced today that Congress has extended Medicare coverage of critical immunosuppressive medications for certain...
December 2000
New Living Donor Statement Focuses on Donors' Physical and Emotional Well-Being
New York, NY (December 13, 2000) - Responding to the 123% increase in living organ donation in the last decade, as compared with a mere 44.5% increase in non-living donation over the same...
November 2000
National Kidney Foundation and Phi Sigma Sigma Join Forces
New York, NY (November 1, 2000) - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and Phi Sigma Sigma are renewing their 30 year partnership to help fight kidney disease and spread the word about organ...
October 2000
Survey Says Gift of Life Gets High Marks from Organ Donor Families
New York, NY (October 30, 2000) - If someone in your family died tragically tomorrow, would you know how he or she felt about organ donation? According to a new National Kidney Foundation...
October 2000
National Kidney Foundation Urges Athletes to Check Kidney Function Regularly
New York, NY (October 18, 2000) - In response to conflicting reports over whether NBA star Alonzo Mourning's kidney disease was caused by regular use of anti-inflammatory drugs, the...
October 2000
Donor Families Say Tell All for Tissue Donation
New York, NY (October 6, 2000) - The National Donor Family Council (NDFC) of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) released two statements today in response to recent concerns raised about the...
October 2000
National Kidney Foundation and Ocean Spray Forge New Partnership to Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections
New York, NY (October 2, 2000) - Recent studies have shown that drinking cranberry juice cocktail can help prevent one of the most common conditions plaguing women of all ages, the urinary...
September 2000
Atlas on Kidney Disease Now Available on The Internet
New York, NY (September 25, 2000) - The Schrier Atlas of Diseases of the Kidney, a five volume work of 66 chapters by well-known experts and covering all aspects of nephrology, is now...
September 2000
Give the Gift of Life and Share Your Wishes
New York, NY (September 5, 2000) - With the holiday season just around the corner, thousands of Americans are fine-tuning their "wish lists" so family members won't have to guess at the...
September 2000
National Kidney Foundation Launches Internet A to Z Guide
New York, NY (September 5, 2000) - Whether your question is about how the transplant waiting list works or if analgesics are safe for kidney patients, access to a computer can now easily...
