Connie Rhee, MD, MSc, will be honored at NKF’s 2020 Spring Clinical Meetings
New York, NY – January 22, 2020 – Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of nephrology and selects among them those who most exemplify the relentless efforts of the NKF to enhance the lives of patients through action, education and accelerating change...
The National Kidney Foundation Statement about INVOKANA® (Canagliflozin)
New York, NY–Sept. 30, 2019— “The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that their drug INVOKANA® (Canagliflozin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and cardiovascular events in patients with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (...
National Kidney Foundation and The Monday Campaigns Team Up on Kidney Health
New York, NY—October 15, 2018—The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is partnering with The Monday Campaigns' global public health initiatives, which include Meatless Monday, to encourage Americans to make healthier changes to their diets. Studies suggest that incorporating...
Patients share with FDA experience of living with this rare form of kidney disease
Editor’s update Nov. 15, 2019: The “Voice of the Patient” report from the Externally Led PFDD meeting on Alport syndrome has been posted by the ...
New York, NY—April 3, 2018 — Angela Yee Moon Wang, M.D., Ph.D., has been selected by the National Kidney Foundation as the recipient of the 2018 Joel D. Kopple Award.
Dr. Wang is a clinician-scientist at the University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital and currently serves as president-elect of the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism. She is an international authority and a distinguished speaker on topics...
Largest Compilation of Kidney Data Ever Collected is Analyzed and Presented at Joint Scientific Workshop
Silver Spring, MD—March 16, 2018—Today, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), along with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) concluded a scientific workshop collaboration to review the results of a major, multi-year meta-analysis examining the largest compilation of data ever collected on...
New York, NY—April 3, 2018—At the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) 27th Annual Spring Clinical Meetings, the foundation will bestow its highest honors to some of the nation’s leading kidney disease researchers, clinicians, patient advocates, government officials and corporate partners. The awards will be presented on April 11 and 12 during the Spring Clinicals...
The color of your pee can offer clues into your health, but kidney disease typically doesn't show any visible symptoms, so the only way to know if you have it is to get tested. Even if your urine looks okay, kidney damage may be hiding in the form of protein. Get checked to know for sure!
Clear/Pale yellow
Good! This means you are well hydrated and have been drinking plenty of water and fluids!
Dark yellow
You might be...
Nephrotic syndrome may occur when the filtering units of the kidney are damaged. This damage allows protein normally kept in the plasma to leak into the urine in large amounts, which reduces the amount of protein in your blood. Since the protein in the blood helps keep fluid in the bloodstream, some of this fluid leaks out of the bloodstream into your tissues, causing swelling, called edema. The swelling may be most noticeable in your legs...
As a patient beginning peritoneal dialysis treatments, you are adjusting to many changes in your daily life. Your healthcare professional has probably told you that some changes in your diet will be necessary.
Why will you have to follow a special diet?
Because your kidneys are not able to get rid of enough waste products and fluids from your body.
It is important that you have the right amounts of protein, calories, vitamins...
