Press Room
April 2018
National Kidney Foundation Honors Utah Doctor for Community Service
New York, NY—April 3, 2018 —The National Kidney Foundation has selected Harry Senekjian, M.D., to receive its 2018 Medical Advisory Board Distinguished Service Award.
Dr....
March 2018
Pro Golfer DeChambeau Revives Birdie Challenge with NKF Konica Minolta Golf Classic
Fundraiser to Highlight National Donate Life Month and Promote Kidney Health
New York – Friday, March 30, 2018 – PGA Tour star Bryson DeChambeau has rejoined forces with the...
March 2018
National Kidney Foundation Honors Keryx Biopharmaceuticals with 2018 Corporate Innovator Award
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals recognized for iron deficiency anemia treatment approved for early-stage chronic kidney disease patients
New York, NY—April 3, 2018—Keryx...
March 2018
New PSA Focuses on African Americans and Kidney Disease, Encourages Organ Donation
National Kidney Foundation Launches Video Spot for April –National Donate Life Month and National Minority Health Month
New York, NY—Monday, April 2, 2018— For many, spring...
March 2018
Tufts Doctor Honored by National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY— April 3, 2018 — Lesley A. (Stevens) Inker, M.D., M.S., has been selected by the National Kidney Foundation as the recipient of the 2018 Garabed Eknoyan Award.
Dr...
March 2018
Saint Louis University Doctor Honored by National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY, April 3, 2018 — Krista L. Lentine, M.D., Ph.D., has been selected by the National Kidney Foundation as the recipient of the foundation’s Dr. Shaul Massry Distinguished...
March 2018
Doctor Honored by National Kidney Foundation for Public Service to Native Americans
New York, NY — April 3, 2018 — Andrew S. Narva, M.D., has been selected by the National Kidney Foundation as the recipient of its 2018 Public Service Award.
Dr. Narva is the...
March 2018
National Kidney Foundation Applauds Bi-Partisan Funding for Kidney Health in Omnibus Spending Bill
Bi-partisan legislation will protect kidney patients and ensure funding for kidney disease programs
New York, NY—March 23, 2018—“The National Kidney Foundation applauds both Houses of...
March 2018
Idaho First in Nation to Pass Living Donor Protections
Marty Durand, transplant recipient, Sen. Cherie Buckner Webb, sponsor (D, Dist. 19, Boise), Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, Alex Fox, Kidney Advocacy Committee Member, NKF, Rep. Sally Toone, House...
March 2018
Accelerating New Clinical Trials and Treatments for Kidney Disease
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),...