Press Room
March 2023
Congress Must Fund Kidney Disease Prevention at CDC
Congress Must Fund Kidney Disease Prevention at CDC
National Kidney Foundation CEO Gives Testimony to Congress on Appropriations
March 23, 2023, New York, NY — The following statement is from...
March 2023
Lack of Government Accountability and Oversight is Costing Lives
Statement from the National Kidney Foundation on today’s news on the organ transplant system
March 22, 2023, New York, NY — The following statement is from Kevin Longino, Chief Executive...
March 2023
NKF to Award Dietitian Lois Hill with Top Nutrition Award
(March 20, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will present the 2023 Joel D. Kopple Award to Kentucky renal dietitian Lois Hill, MS, RDN, LD, LDE, for her significant...
March 2023
NKF Honors Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Tanjala Purnell for Transplantation Research
(March 13, 2023, New York, NY) — Next month, Johns Hopkins University Associate Professor Tanjala S. Purnell, PhD, MPH, FASN will receive the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF)...
March 2023
National Kidney Foundation Hosts 10th Annual Kidney Patient Summit
Voices for Kidney Health Advocates Bring the Fight Against Kidney Disease to the Nation’s Capital
(Washington, D.C., – March 2, 2023) — The National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) 10th...
February 2023
NKF Launches New Public Education Series on Hyperkalemia
National Kidney Foundation Launches New Public Education Series on Hyperkalemia
~Animated Video Series and Patient Videos Illustrate What You Need to Know about High Potassium and CKD~
(Feb....
February 2023
NKF Konica Minolta Golf Classic hosts another record-breaking year
Golfers Teed Up to help NKF’s programs and initiatives
(February 28, 2023 Pebble Beach, CA) – Two, four-person teams bested the competition at the National Finals of the National...
February 2023
NKF Innovation Fund Invests in Relavo to improve home dialysis
(February 15, 2023, New York, NY) —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) today announced the latest investment from its Innovation Fund, the philanthropic impact investment program of NKF....
February 2023
NKF Encourages Prioritization of Innovative Research and Increased Investments for Kidney Patients
Statement from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Decision to revoke Evusheld’s Authorization regarding Emergency Use due to lack of...
February 2023
State of the Union Response: National Kidney Foundation Ready To Work With Leaders To Improve The Lives Of Kidney Patients
New York, NY (February 7, 2023) – The following is a statement from Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer of the National Kidney Foundation and a kidney transplant recipient, on tonight’s...