Press Room
December 2020
National Kidney Foundation Applauds House Passage of Landmark Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Bill
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation, December 8, 2020
“The National Kidney Foundation applauds the passage of the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for...
December 2020
Survey Shows Education and Communication Gaps in Lupus Nephritis Care
1 in 2 Lupus Nephritis Patients Don’t Know They Have Lupus
New York, NY– December 7, 2020—Significant gaps in education and communication among patients and physicians pose barriers to lupus...
December 2020
Study Shows Race May Not Be Needed to Accurately Estimate Kidney Function
Dec. 7, 2020, New York, NY —A new study published today in the National Kidney Foundation’s American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) has found that it is possible to...
December 2020
NKF Calls on Biden-Harris Administration to Prioritize Kidney Disease in the First 100 Days
New York, NY—December 3, 2020—Kidney disease is a public health crisis and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is calling on the Biden-Harris Administration to make it a top priority during...
December 2020
NKF and RenalytixAI Partner to Improve Early Stage Kidney Disease
Program focused on improving disease management and outcomes beginning at the primary care level
Dec. 2, 2020, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF)...
November 2020
Nephrologist Dr. Mark Perazella to Receive National Kidney Foundation’s Donald W. Seldin Award
Educator in nephrology to be honored at NKF’s 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings
Nov. 18, 2020, New York, NY —Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work...
November 2020
Healthy.io partners with the National Kidney Foundation to help thousands of at-risk Americans prevent kidney failure
Free at-home test kit available to patients with diabetes who are at increased risk of developing kidney disease
BOSTON — (Nov. 17, 2020) — Healthy.io, the category creator of...
October 2020
Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist Soledad O’Brien to Serve as Master of Ceremonies for the National Kidney Foundation’s Virtual Kidney Walk
October 27, New York, NY – National Kidney Foundation (NKF), is excited to announce that award-winning broadcast journalist Soledad O’Brien will serve as the Master of Ceremonies for the New...
October 2020
National Kidney Foundation Announces Appointment of University of Pittsburgh Nephrologist Dr. Paul M. Palevsky as President of the National Board
October 26, 2020, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul M. Palevsky, a nephrologist and Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh...
October 2020
Drug Study Offers New Hope to Patients with Both Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
Oct. 23, 2020, New York, NY — Patients with diabetic kidney disease can potentially be treated with a new investigational medication that may slow the progress of their illness without...