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~ IGUALDAD PARA LA SALUD RENAL toma primer plano destacando el trabajo para combatir disparidades ~

(8 de puede de 2024, New York, NY) —La Fundación Nacional del Riñón (NKF por sus siglas en inglés) lanza varios anuncios informativos de servicio público que tienen como objetivo abordar las alarmantes estadísticas que indican que uno de cada tres adultos latinos corre el...

(Feb. 2, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) proudly announces that Dr. Sankar Niranjan, MD, FASN, will receive the prestigious Medical Advisory Board (MAB) Distinguished Service Award. This award was established to recognize exceptional individuals for their outstanding educational activities and community service in advancing the mission of NKF at a local level and is a testament...

(April 26, 2024, New York, NY) The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is excited to announce that renowned health equity expert Dr. Lisa Angeline Cooper will be the keynote speaker at the annual NKF 2024 Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM) in Long Beach, CA, which takes place from May 14 -18. Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of...

The winter holidays are quickly approaching–have you hung up lights, decorated, and picked out presents? If not, no worries. We can take some of the burden off your plate with five gifts that are perfect for your loved one who is on dialysis or has a chronic illness.

Between doctors’ appointments, medication schedules, and dialysis sessions, living with kidney failure can be incredibly stressful....

(April 24, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is thrilled to announce that Nephrologist and Professor of Medicine David M. Charytan, MD, MSc, will be the 2024 recipient of the prestigious J. Michael Lazarus Distinguished Award. Dr. Charytan maintains a broad clinical practice in...

Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act aims to reduce barriers to treatment and increase access to care 

(April 22, 2024, Washington, DC) —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is applauding a move by Congress to increase access to care and improve outcomes for some...

(April 18, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) proudly announces that Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS, is the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Excellence in Transplantation Award. Currently, Dr. Montgomery is the H. Leon Pachter Chairman and Professor of Surgery at New York...

~ Fundación Mas Comprometida Que Nunca Con Mejorar La Equidad En La Salud Renal ~

(19 de abril de 2024, New York, NY) —La Fundación Nacional del Riñón (NKF) se enorgullece en anunciar un progreso significativo en su misión de mejorar la equidad en la salud renal mediante el lanzamiento de programas y recursos esenciales para pacientes en español. Esta iniciativa refleja la...

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/...

~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...