Press Room
June 2023
NKF's Innovation Fund Invests in Klinrisk to Revolutionize Chronic Kidney Disease Care
June 12, 2023, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce its latest investment through the NKF's Innovation Fund in Klinrisk, an artificial intelligence-based...
June 2023
NKF Appoints Walmart Chief Medical Officer Dr. Wigneswaran to National Board
(June 1, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. John Wigneswaran (Dr. Wig), Walmart’s Chief Medical Officer, to NKF’s...
June 2023
National Kidney Foundation Appoints Former U.S. Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler to National Board of Directors
~Jaime Herrera Beutler of Clark County, Washington joins the fight against kidney disease ~
(June 1, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is excited to announce the...
May 2023
Statement from the National Kidney Foundation on Remembering Shaul G. Massry, MD
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is remembering Dr. Shaul G. Massry, a trailblazer and leader in the nephrology community and at the National Kidney Foundation. A statement from Kevin...
April 2023
NKF Calls for Swift Passage of National Living Donor Protection Act
~New Survey Data Shows Widespread Public Support Across Political Spectrum for Bills Encouraging Living Organ Donation~
(April 27, 2023, New York, NY) - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF)...
April 2023
The NKF Honors Medicare and Medicaid Innovators with Public Service Award
(April 21, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) awarded Tom Duvall, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Director for the Division of Special Populations and Projects...
April 2023
MAGMA trial Presented at NKF Spring Clinical Meetings
(April 14, 2022, AUSTIN, TX) —The main results of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonism in Diabetic Atherosclerosis (MAGMA) trial, a National...
April 2023
Expert in Healthcare for Undocumented Immigrants Addressed Attendees at NKF's Annual Spring Clinical Meetings for Nephrology Professionals
(April 13, 2023, New York, NY) —Lilia Cervantes, MD, a healthcare advocate in communities of undocumented immigrants, was the keynote speaker at the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Spring...
April 2023
Effects of Triple Knockout and Human Transgenes on Survival of Kidney Xenografts in Nonhuman Primates Presented at NKF Spring Clinical Meetings
(April 12, 2023, Austin, TX) - During the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Spring Clinical Meetings in Austin, TX from April 11-15, 2023, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), researchers...
April 2023
Interim Analysis of the Phase 3 PROTECT Study of FILSPARI™ (Sparsentan) in IgA Nephropathy Presented by Travere Therapeutics at NKF Spring Clinical Meetings
(April 12, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will feature a late-breaking plenary session by Travere Therapeutics on the interim analysis of efficacy and...