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(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...
National Kidney Foundation Launches New Public Education Series on Hyperkalemia
~Animated Video Series and Patient Videos Illustrate What You Need to Know about High Potassium and CKD~
(Feb. 28, 2023, New York, NY) – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has launched a new animated video series to educate people with...
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,...
Statement from the National Kidney Foundation on today’s news on the organ transplant system
March 22, 2023, New York, NY — The following statement is from Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer and kidney transplant recipient, regarding today’s announcement from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) about its plan to overhaul the organ transplant system.
“The National Kidney Foundation (NKF)...
(March 20, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will present the 2023 Joel D. Kopple Award to Kentucky renal dietitian Lois Hill, MS, RDN, LD, LDE, for her significant contributions to the field of renal nutrition. The award is in the name of the “father of renal nutrition” and will be presented at the...
(March 13, 2023, New York, NY) — Next month, Johns Hopkins University Associate Professor Tanjala S. Purnell, PhD, MPH, FASN will receive the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Excellence in Transplantation Award at the 2023 NKF Spring Clinical...
By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
Kidney-friendly diet for people on dialysis can be challenging. As a matter of fact, nutrition is so important to people with kidney disease—and so complicated—that there are nutrition specialists, called renal dietitians, to guide people with kidney disease through their diets.
Part of a kidney-healthy diet is tracking or avoiding minerals...
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...
Golfers Teed Up to help NKF’s programs and initiatives
(February 28, 2023 Pebble Beach, CA) – Two, four-person teams bested the competition at the National Finals of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Konica Minolta Golf Classic, held January 12-15 at the legendary Pebble Beach Resorts in California. The Golf Classic helps NKF’s efforts to increase...
Statement from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Decision to revoke Evusheld’s Authorization regarding Emergency Use due to lack of efficacy against dominant COVID-19 variants
New York, NY (Feb. 7, 2022) – The following is a statement from Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer of the NKF and a kidney transplant recipient, regarding the FDA’s decision to...