Press Room

November 2021
NKF Presents Innovative NKF Patient Network to Nephrology Community
Nov. 4, 2021, New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will present today the new NKF Patient Network to nephrologists and other...

November 2021
NKF to Doctors: Listen to Complaints of Itchy Skin
November 4, 2021, New York, NY 2021 —Today, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will ask nephrologists from around the world gathered for a virtual conference to pay attention...

November 2021
NKF Statement on Rule Requiring Vaccinations for Dialysis Facility Staff
November 4, 2021
Today, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), the leading kidney patient organization in the U.S., applauds the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for...

November 2021
Best Selling Authors Gather to Raise Awareness for Kidney Disease
November 2, 2021, San Francisco, CA— For more than three decades, hundreds of avid readers in the San Francisco Bay Area have had the opportunity to lunch with their favorite authors during...

October 2021
NKF Board of Directors Selects New Board Chair-Elect
October 26, 2021 — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Board of Directors selected former National Security Council official, New York energy and investment...

October 2021
New Study Supports Coffee and Caffeine Can Reduce Kidney Stones Risk
October 21, 2021, New York, NY — A new study using genetic data of hundreds of thousands of people suggests that daily coffee and caffeine consumption can prevent kidney stones.
“Coffee...

October 2021
NKF Grieves the Loss of National Board Member and Kidney Advocate Alan C. Mendelson
October 16, 2021—New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) grieves the loss of national board member and kidney champion, Alan C. Mendelson, who passed away unexpectedly...

October 2021
NKF and Nephrology Experts Looking to Advance CKD Research
More Federal Funding Urgently Needed to Address Millions Affected by Deadly Illness
October 7, 2021, New York, NY— The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) released today a ...

September 2021
Debbie Allen, National Kidney Foundation Team-Up to Push for Early Diagnosis of Kidney Disease
Award-winning actress and NKF’s chief medical officer take their message directly to the American Academy of Family Physicians
Sept. 30, 2021, New York, NY — Family doctors and primary care...

September 2021
NKF and Advocates Champion Home Dialysis Bill
New legislation could help improve the lives of kidney patients nationwide
Sept. 29, 2021, New York, NY — Today, new bipartisan legislation that seeks to make home dialysis more...