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~ 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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Congress Must Fund Kidney Disease Prevention at CDC
National Kidney Foundation CEO Gives Testimony to Congress on Appropriations
March 23, 2023, New York, NY — The following statement is from Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer and kidney transplant recipient, regarding his testimony at today’s Public Witness Day for the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor, Health and Human Services,...
June 12, 2023, New York, NY —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce its latest investment through the NKF's Innovation Fund in Klinrisk, an artificial intelligence-based medical device company. Klinrisk is dedicated to transforming the early identification and management of high-risk chronic kidney disease (CKD) through accurate clinical risk prediction and decision support.
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How many kidneys do I have?
Most people have two kidneys. Kidneys are inside the body. They are about the size of your fist.
Where are your kidneys?
Kidneys are in your lower back.
What do kidneys do?
Kidneys are busy! They are like washing machines for the blood in the body. The kidneys filter the blood and take out all the waste in the blood. The kidneys send the waste on to the bladder...
~Foundation Educates Patients Around the World on link between Kidney Disease and Kidney Cancer~
(October 25, 2023, New York, NY) – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) launched an educational animated patient-friendly video series on kidney cancer initially...
Collaboration Sets the Stage for an Enhanced National Registry for All Stages and Types of Kidney Disease
(November 01, 2023, New York, NY) - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and HHS Technology Group, LLC™ (HTG) have reached an agreement to collaborate on the KidneyCARE (Community Access to Research Equity)TM Study, the new...
~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...
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/...
Online and In-Person Tickets Available for the National Kidney Foundation’s 35th Anniversary Authors Luncheon
(October 28, 2023, San Franciso, California) — Fans of modern literature are invited to meet some of the nation’s top authors while raising funds and awareness about kidney disease. The National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) 35th Annual Authors Luncheon, will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at...
Nov. 28, 2022, New York, NY — Nephrologist and researcher Susan Hedayati, MD, MHSc, will be honored by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) with the prestigious Shaul G. Massry Distinguished Lecture at one of the nation’s most regarded gatherings of kidney professionals in 2023 for her discoveries in kidney disease.
Each year NKF considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of Nephrology and selects among...
