Press Room
November 2022
NKF to Honor Nephrologist and Educator, Dr. Melanie Hoenig
(Nov. 8, 2022, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has named Melanie Hoenig, MD, a Harvard Medical School educator and nephrologist, the 2023 winner of the prestigious...
November 2022
NKF Appoints Prominent Marketing Expert to Board of Directors
Lynn Pina of Virginia Joins the Fight Against Kidney Disease
(November 4, 2022, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce the...
November 2022
NKF and Ardelyx, Inc. Survey Finds Dialysis Patients Struggle To Maintain Serum Phosphorus Levels
Majority of survey respondents call for new treatments to help manage phosphorus levels
November 4, 2022, New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF), in partnership with the...
October 2022
NKF Recognizes 50th Anniversary of Life-Saving Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program
Statement from Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer of the National Kidney Foundation and a kidney transplant recipient, in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Medicare ESRD...
October 2022
NKF Innovation Fund Announces Investment in 34 Lives
Startup Company Developing Proprietary Process to Reset the Clock on Donated Kidneys
October 24, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Innovation Fund, the philanthropic...
October 2022
NKF Honors Arthur P. Pasquarella
Longtime volunteer and leader in kidney health to receive organization’s most prestigious award
New York, NY - October 19, 2022 - National Kidney Foundation (NKF) presented its highest...
October 2022
NKF Appoints Anne Motsenbocker to Board of Directors
Highly Esteemed Growth Strategist and Financial Expert with Decades of Business Acumen
Oct. 17, 2022—New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is pleased to announce the...
October 2022
NKF Launches New Kidney Disease Public Education Series
Animated Video Series and Heat Maps are Visual Guides for What You Need to Know about CKD
(October 10, 2022, New York, NY) – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has...
October 2022
El centro electoral de NKF se relanza cuando comienza la temporada de campañas
(Nueva York, NY – 10 de Oct de 2022) – La Fundación Nacional del Riñón (NKF, por sus siglas en inglés) está trabajando para garantizar que los pacientes renales hagan oír su voz...
September 2022
NKF Leads Reexamination of Quality Measures in Dialysis Care
Patient-Centered Quality Measures for Dialysis Care Workshop Held
September 27, 2022, Washington, DC — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality...