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This new legislation could help improve the lives of kidney patients nationwide Patient advocates and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) have been w...

By Anthony E. Tuggle, NKF National Board Chair COVID-19 and its disproportionate impact on people of color revealed the continued social and racial in...

While treatments for chronic kidney disease (CKD) have recently seen some notable advances, the pace of innovation lags far behind that of other disea...

Each year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) regulation, known as the ESRD rule. One o...

This August NKF Voices for Kidney Health advocates from across the country are meeting with their federal representatives, sharing their stories and w...

One of NKFs most important goals is making sure that more people benefit from a kidney transplant. Our Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Longino, recent...

Big victories are possible with your voice On June 1st, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) launched Voices for Kidney Health, a national community o...

Together, we'll find a cure for kidney disease After almost two years of collaboration with volunteer advisory committeescomprised of nephrologists, ...

Have you ever had wished you could share your insights as a kidney patient with researchers? Or wondered if your personal experience might help an inv...

Late last night kidney community advocates reached an amazing milestone, as the Connecticut state legislature passed and sent to the governor to sign ...