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March 26, 2020, New York, NY— The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and National Kidney Foundation (NKF) announced today that 25 innovators have been selected as winners in two categories of the first-ever ...
National Kidney Foundation and CareFirst partnered for the first time on landmark study
New York, NY – November 12, 2019 - A new study conducted by the National Kidney Foundation and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) found that detecting chronic kidney disease (CKD) with two...
Embargoed: May 9, 2019, 6:00PM EDT
New York, NY – May 9, 2019 – A new study of the medical data of tens of thousands of diabetic patients has found many have undiagnosed chronic kidney disease (CKD), including the most critical late-stages.
The study “Prevalence and Factors Associated with...
New “Kidney Profile” Simplifies Diagnostic Tests with Aim to Help Detect Disease Early
New York, NY—February 21, 2018—The National Kidney Foundation (NKF), the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and the nation’s leading laboratories and clinical laboratory societies have announced a new collaboration to remove barriers to testing for chronic kidney disease (CKD). The new collaboration will help standardize the tests used to...
New York, NY - May 9, 2019 – Investigators from around the country presented hundreds of studies about kidney health and chronic kidney disease during the National Kidney Foundation’s 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings in Boston, May 8-12.
The event is a chance for investigators to share their findings with more than 3,000 kidney healthcare professionals who attend the annual...
What is hematuria?
Hematuria means that red blood cells are in the urine. Urine does not normally contain red blood cells because the filters in the kidney prevent blood from entering the urine. In hematuria, the filters or other parts of the urinary tract allow blood to leak into the urine. Microscopic hematuria means that the blood is detected only with a microscope, while gross hematuria means the urine appears red or the color of tea or...
New “Kidney Profile” test to improve laboratory assessment of chronic kidney disease with aim to help detect disease early
TEMPE, AZ - March 11, 2019 – Sonora Quest Laboratories, Arizona’s leading provider of diagnostic testing and information services, has partnered with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) to help overcome routine obstacles observed in...
Clinical trial released after nearly 1,000 people participated
New York, NY -- February 7, 2019 -– A clinical trial that followed nearly 1,000 people using a new home test for chronic kidney disease (CKD) shows a high percentage of the participants were happy with the process and preferred it to getting tested in a doctor’s office.
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF),...
New Clinical Trial Screens Hypertensive Population
Austin, TX—April 10, 2018—Today, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Geisinger and Healthy.io announced the launch of a novel clinical trial using a smartphone-enabled home urinalysis device for chronic kidney disease (CKD) among patients with high blood pressure.
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a contributing risk factor to CKD. One of the best ways to test...
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...