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~New Survey Data Shows Widespread Public Support Across Political Spectrum for Bills Encouraging Living Organ Donation~

(April 27, 2023, New York, NY) - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) today applauded the re-introduction of the Living Donor Protection Act in the 118th United States Congress. The legislation, sponsored by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-...

(April 21, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) awarded Tom Duvall, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Director for the Division of Special Populations and Projects at the CMS Innovation Center, with the 2023 Public Service Award. The award was established to honor those who have dedicated their careers to public service and who have helped to shape public policies or government programs that improve outcomes for...

(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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(April 14, 2022, AUSTIN, TX) —The main results of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonism in Diabetic Atherosclerosis (MAGMA) trial, a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) sponsored trial were presented. Although the results of the trial are not final, they offer valuable information for patients using the generic drug Spironolactone. This drug therapy activates white cells and...

(April 13, 2023, New York, NY) —Lilia Cervantes, MD, a healthcare advocate in communities of undocumented immigrants, was the keynote speaker at the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Spring Clinical Meetings held in Austin, TX from April 11th thru 15th.

Dr. Cervantes is an associate professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus...

(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...

(April 12, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will feature a late-breaking plenary session by Travere Therapeutics on the interim analysis of efficacy and safety data from the ongoing Phase 3 PROTECT Study evaluating FILSPARI™ (sparsentan) in adults with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). “Rapid and Sustained Proteinuria Reduction with Sparsentan in Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy (IgAN): PROTECT Study Interim Results...

(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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(April 6, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is excited announce the appointment of Valerie Dixon, Managing Director in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Morgan Stanley, to its National Board of Directors. Dixon was nominated and approved at NKF’s most recent Board meeting held in March.

(April 4, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Monica Davy, Senior Vice President and Chief Culture, Diversity, and Impact Officer at Vizient, Inc., to its National Board of Directors. Davy was nominated and approved at NKF’s most recent Board meeting held in...