Press Room
May 1999
National Kidney Foundation Teams Up with ThriveOnline
New York, NY (May 7, 1999) - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and ThriveOnline announced today the formation of an educational partnership to provide online information on incontinence...
May 1999
National Kidney Foundation Encourages Widespread Testing for Early Detection of Kidney Disease
New York, NY (May 1, 1999) - In a report published in the May issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) recommends testing for proteinuria, or too...
May 1999
National Kidney Foundation Releases Nutrition Guidelines for Dialysis Patients
Washington, DC (May 1, 1999) - In an effort to improve the survival rate of dialysis patients in the U.S., the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) today announced preliminary results of a...
March 1999
Actor and Liver Transplant Recipient Larry Hagman Joins Congressmen and Senator as They Introduce Legislation to Help Transplant Recipients
Washington, DC (March 16, 1999) - Connecting donor families from all over the U.S. in a nationwide support group, the National Kidney Foundation's National Donor Family Council is...
March 1999
National Kidney Foundation to Partner with Prominent Dialysis Chain
New York, NY (March 12, 1999) - In an effort to provide information and educational materials to a greater number of pre-dialysis and dialysis patients, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF)...
March 1999
National Kidney Foundation to Institute New Research Award
New York, NY (March 11, 1999) - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) announces the establishment of a new research grant program named in memory of Franklin McDonald, MD, former NKF Vice...
March 1999
Families of Organ and Tissue Donors Reach Out Over the Internet
New York, NY (March 1, 1999) - Connecting donor families from all over the U.S. in a nationwide support group, the National Kidney Foundation's National Donor Family Council is launching...
March 1999
National Kidney Foundation Unveils New Brochure for Families of Organ and Tissue Donors
New York, NY (March 1, 1999) - In an effort to help families survive the death of a child, the National Kidney Foundation's National Donor Family Council has created a new brochure,...
February 1999
Studies Show Amount and Choice of Beverages Can Affect Risk for Kidney Stones
New York, NY (February 16, 1999)
Increasing your fluid intake may help prevent kidney stones, and now new studies show that what you drink is as important as how much you drink...
February 1999
National Kidney Foundation Says Don't Punish Bed-Wetters
New York, NY (February 15, 1999) - The National Kidney Foundation wants parents to know that bed- wetting is a medical condition for which children should never be punished. If your family is...
