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Researchers Call for Reform of Medicare Payments for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

New York, NY, October 11, 2018 – Is Medicare driving late-stage chronic kidney disease patients to dialysis prematurely because it does not pay for comprehensive, non-dialysis care within the offices of nephrologists? Three researchers have concluded that it is time to reform the federal payment system. Dr. Jeffrey S. Berns, MD,...

New Pediatric Online Community for Parents of Children with Kidney Disease

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...

Using a Home Test Kit and Smartphone to Test for Kidney Disease

New Clinical Trial Screens Hypertensive Population Austin, TX—April 10, 2018—Today, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Geisinger and Healthy.io announced the launch of a novel clinical trial using a smartphone-enabled home urinalysis device for chronic kidney disease (CKD) among patients with high blood pressure. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a contributing risk factor to CKD. One of the best ways to test...

New PSA Focuses on African Americans and Kidney Disease, Encourages Organ Donation

National Kidney Foundation Launches Video Spot for April –National Donate Life Month and National Minority Health Month New York, NY—Monday, April 2, 2018— For many, spring marks a fresh start. Yet for others, as April – National Donate Life Month and National Minority Health Month – begins, it’s a reminder of the staggering reality and ratio that...

NKF Remembers Lioness of Kidney Advocacy

~Statement from the National Kidney Foundation on the passing of Nietlje Gedney~

New York, NY (September 22, 2023) – The Kidney Community lost a lioness yesterday with the passing of Nieltje Gedney, Executive Director of Home Dialyzers United. Nietlje was a tireless advocate for home dialysis, working to educate patients, professionals, and lawmakers about the importance of giving people facing kidney failure more treatment...

Washington State Renal Nutrition Expert Kathy Schiro Harvey Receives the NKF’s Prestigious Joel D. Kopple Award

(April 1, 2024, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is excited to announce that Renal Nutrition Expert Kathy Schiro Harvey, MS, RDN, CSR, is the recipient of this year’s prestigious Joel D. Kopple Award. Each year, the NKF meticulously evaluates specialists in nephrology, selecting those who exemplify the...

National Kidney Foundation Launches KIDNEY EQUITY FOR ALL™ Initiative At DC Events

Healthy.io, Platinum Recording Artist Freeway Join with NKF to Advance Kidney Health Equity at Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's Leadership Conference

(September 19, 2023, Washington, DC) – In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and in recognition of the burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Black/African American populations, Latino/...

National Kidney Foundation and Konica Minolta Team Up to Help People with Kidney Disease

Konica Minolta Renews as Title Sponsor of The Premier Amateur Golf Event for Charity

August 18, 2020, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce that Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) has renewed its title sponsorship of the NKF Konica Minolta Golf Classic, which to date has raised more than $100...

New Kidney Health Evaluation Measure to Improve Kidney Disease Testing in Diabetes Patients

New HEDIS® measure will improve testing for those most at risk

July 21, 2020, New York, NY — An estimated 37 million American adults are affected by kidney disease but 90% are unaware they even have it. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) hopes to change that with a new Kidney Health Evaluation...

National Kidney Foundation’s Innovation Fund Invests in ZeitLife to Modernize Kidney Preservation and Logistics

~ Collaboration aims to improve kidney transplantation and enhance health equity ~

(New York, NY (November 16, 2023) – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce its latest investment through the NKF Innovation Fund. ZeitLife™ Transplant Innovations, Inc., is a global medical device company specializing in advancing technologies to modernize kidney preservation and logistics.

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