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(June 1, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. John Wigneswaran (Dr. Wig), Walmart’s Chief Medical Officer, to NKF’s National Board of Directors. In his role at Walmart, Dr. Wig leads safety, quality, and training, the Walmart Healthcare Research Institute...
(April 11, 2023, New York, NY) — University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) nephrologist Ana Ricardo, MD, will receive the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Medical Advisory Board Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes individuals for their educational activities and community service in promoting the mission of NKF on a local level. The award will be presented at the 2023 Spring Clinical Meetings in Austin, TX, April 11-15.
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Every fall millions of young adults head to college, either as freshman or as returning students. This is a time of tremendous excitement, some tears, and wary expectation. Students have packed their old car (if they haven’t made a car donation to Kidney Cars with it!) with clothes, textbooks, bedding, and anything else to outfit a dorm room or apartment. They go...
If you have kidney disease and are looking for different options of exercise, yoga might be ideal for you. It will depend on your physical health and condition, so yoga is not for everyone, it is important to check with your doctor first. Yoga can help strengthen your immune system and help relieve stress which is very beneficial for those who are battling a disease. Yoga is one way to help support the kidneys, another...
Are you new to your diagnosis of kidney disease? Are you facing some big changes in your life? Changes that might include starting a specific kidney diet, learning about and taking medications as well as other lifestyle alterations, such as ending a smoking habit or decreasing alcohol intake. There are challenges in store with letting go of long-established habits but now that change is foreseeable, changes can add...
(April 5, 2023, New York, NY) — Alfred K. Cheung, MD, a clinical nephrologist and researcher, will receive the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) David M. Hume Memorial Award for his high ideals of scholarship and humanism in an outstanding manner in the field of academic nephrology. The award will be presented at the NKF Spring Clinical Meetings in Austin, TX this month.
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Voices for Kidney Health Advocates Bring the Fight Against Kidney Disease to the Nation’s Capital
(Washington, D.C., – March 2, 2023) — The National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) 10th Annual Kidney Patient Summit (KPS) begins today in Washington DC. Timed to coincide with the start of National...
(April 12, 2023, Austin, TX) - During the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Spring Clinical Meetings in Austin, TX from April 11-15, 2023, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), researchers will present new data highlighting long-term outcomes for cynomolgus macaques transplanted with kidney xenografts from porcine donors harboring genetic modifications.
In the study, kidney xenografts from porcine donors modified to remove three major...
(March 27, 2023, New York, NY) — In April, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will honor pediatric nurse Jeanetta Wammack, RN, CDN for her dedication as a Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse at Arkansas Children’s Hospital by presenting her with the Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians award in the name of...