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National Kidney Foundation and CareFirst partnered for the first time on landmark study   New York, NY – November 12, 2019 -  A new study conducted by the National Kidney Foundation and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) found that detecting chronic kidney disease (CKD) with two...
This clinical algorithm provides an overview of appropriate screening, identifying, classifying, and managing CKD in primary care practices. It also provides helpful guidance regarding patient safety considerations based on a patient's estimated GFR, reducing cardiovascular risk, screening for complications, and when to refer to nephrology.
  National Kidney Foundation funds research initiative that will improve health outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease, decrease the number of people who develop kidney failure and the need for dialysis and transplant   January 9, 2019, New York, NY – The first two original investigation analytical reports to come from an extraordinary National Kidney Foundation joint workshop with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and...
  Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation April 14, 2019   “Data from the CREDENCE trial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate that INVOKANA® (Canagliflozin) can help reduce the risk of end stage renal disease (ESRD) and cardiovascular events in patients already diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD).  If this supplemental indication is approved by the Food and...
  New York, NY, October 5, 2018 – Thirty million Americans are affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), many of whom remain unaware and undiagnosed, yet most people with high risk do not receive the recommended testing that could alert clinicians to the underlying kidney problem.   Even people in high risk CKD categories, like those with diabetes and hypertension, are not getting a simple test – the urinary albumin-creatinine ratio...
  National Kidney Foundation launches new forum for families   New York, NY—September 17, 2018— The National Kidney Foundation has launched a new online pediatric community just for parents of children with kidney disease.  The new online community, Parents of Children with Kidney Disease, is supported through the HealthUnlocked platform and is a safe and supportive space...
  New “Kidney Profile” test to improve laboratory assessment of chronic kidney disease with aim to help detect disease early   TEMPE, AZ - March 11, 2019 – Sonora Quest Laboratories, Arizona’s leading provider of diagnostic testing and information services, has partnered with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) to help overcome routine obstacles observed in...
  The National Kidney Foundation to host first ever conference on kids with CKD   New York, NY – Dec. 5, 2018 – Living with kidney disease as an adult is difficult, but living with kidney disease as a child, is almost unbearable, according to Sarah Finlayson, 51, who was just 21 months old when her kidneys failed.   “I was sick, and I didn’t know why,” Sarah says. “My parents never talked about it at home. I didn’t know about diet...

More than 37 million Americans—one in seven adults—have kidney disease. Millions more are at increased risk for getting it, and most don’t know it. Kidney disease can be found and treated early to prevent more serious kidney disease and other complications.

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) recommends three simple tests to check for kidney disease:

For information on upcoming NKF kidney health screenings...

  National Kidney Foundation launches new tools for clinicians and public health practitioners to improve screening, recognition and management of the disease   New York, NY—January 9, 2019—Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a largely invisible and growing public health problem that is widely under-recognized; and it is rising faster than all noninfectious diseases, including cardiovascular disease. Despite current guidelines which...