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April 2021
Home Dialysis Nurse to Receive NKF’s Top Nursing Award
Rosley DeClaro to be honored at NKF 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings
April 6, 2021—New York, NY —Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of...
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April 2021
NKF Honors Doctors, Scientists, Volunteer, Public Servant with Awards at Annual Spring Clinical Meetings
April 9, 2021, New York, NY —Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists, advocates and volunteers in the field of nephrology...
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August 2020
National Kidney Foundation and Imperial Headwear Tee-Off to Help People with Kidney Disease
August 26, 2020, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce Imperial Headwear as a new National Promotional Partner of the NKF Konica Minolta...
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April 2021
Patients on Dialysis are More Willing to Get Vaccine than General Population, Investigator Presents at the NKF’s Annual Professional Meeting
Late-breaking presentations shared before thousands at virtual NKF’s 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings
April 7, 2021—New York, NY — Today, a new study shows that patients on dialysis are...
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April 2021
Cutting-edge Research Unveiled at NKF’s Annual Professional Meeting
Late-breaking presentations shared before thousands at virtual NKF’s 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings
April 7, 2021—New York, NY — Today, before the National Kidney Foundation’s...
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March 2021
Removing Race from Estimates of Kidney Function
March 9, 2021 - A joint statement from the presidents of the American Society of Nephrology and the National Kidney Foundation
More than 37 million adults in the United States have kidney...
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February 2020
NKF Statement on Administration’s New Budget Proposal
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
“In a newly released budget today, the Administration includes a proposal to extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive...
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October 2018
John Gerzema Named Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation Board
Manish Agarwal, Jennifer DaSilva and Samuel Marchio are Newest Members
New York, NY— Friday, October 19, 2018 — Corporate influencer and author John Gerzema has been elected...
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January 2021
NKF Mourns the Passing of a Champion of Kidney Health
Dr. Robert W. Schrier was former NKF President and recipient of NKF’s Hume Award
Jan. 28, 2020, New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is mourning the passing of one of the...
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March 2021
Celebrate World Kidney Day, Learn About Your Kidney Health
Landmarks & Buildings Nationwide Turn Orange in Honor of World Kidney Day
March 11, 2021, New York, NY — In honor of World Kidney Day on Thursday, March 11, the National Kidney...