Press Room
![](https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/styles/nephron_custom_scale_crop_400_400/public/styles/large/public/NKF%20Patient%20Network%20600x400.jpg)
May 2019
NKF to Develop First-Ever Patient Registry for Chronic Kidney Disease
New online platform will provide unique and powerful infrastructure for patient engagement, research studies and public health advocacy initiatives
New York, NY — May 21, 2019...
![](https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/styles/nephron_custom_scale_crop_400_400/public/styles/large/public/WKDtoolkit_March14isWorldKidneyDay2%20site_0.png)
March 2019
Aurinia Recognizes World Kidney Day and National Kidney Month with New Activities Focused on Raising Awareness for Kidney Disease
VICTORIA, British Columbia - (BUSINESS WIRE) - March 14, 2019 - In recognition of World Kidney Day and National Kidney Month, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH/TSX: AUP...
![](https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/styles/nephron_custom_scale_crop_400_400/public/styles/large/public/dialysis%20600x400.jpg)
February 2019
New Article Compares Mortality Risk in Patients on Dialysis Versus Patients with Some Cancers
American Journal of Kidney Diseases report highlights need for more resources
February 6, 2019, New York, NY – A new article published today in the American Journal of Kidney...
![](https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/styles/nephron_custom_scale_crop_400_400/public/styles/large/public/Team-LogistiCare-NKF-Walk-2018%20600x400.jpg)
April 2019
LogistiCare and National Kidney Foundation Team-Up for Kidney Patients
Non-emergency medical transportation broker is a national sponsor of the annual Kidney Walk
Atlanta – April 3, 2019 – LogistiCare, the nation’s largest non-emergency medical...
![](https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/styles/nephron_custom_scale_crop_400_400/public/styles/large/public/download%20600x400.jpg)
November 2018
NKF Concerned about Proposed Changes to Medicare Part D
November 26, 2018
All statement quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
“November 26, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
![](https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/styles/nephron_custom_scale_crop_400_400/public/styles/large/public/angelica%20hale%20600x400.jpg)
April 2019
Child Singer Angelica Hale to Host Live Stream NKF Fundraiser April 4th for National Donate Life Month
Team Kidney event kicks off #KidneyStrong year-long campaign
New York, NY — April 1, 2019 — To help usher in National Donate Life Month, which is observed to spotlight the...
![](https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/styles/nephron_custom_scale_crop_400_400/public/styles/large/public/lancet%202%20600x400.jpg)
January 2019
First Reports from Ambitious Workshop Published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology
National Kidney Foundation funds research initiative that will improve health outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease, decrease the number of people who develop kidney failure...
![](https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/styles/nephron_custom_scale_crop_400_400/public/styles/large/public/Malik_3%20600x400.jpg)
January 2019
Milwaukee's Ahmed Malik, MD, Wins NKF's Medical Advisory Board Distinguished Service Award
Honor to be presented at the 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
January 30, 2019, New York, NY - Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds...
![](https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/styles/nephron_custom_scale_crop_400_400/public/styles/large/public/dialysis%20600_400.jpg)
November 2018
California Voters Put Dialysis Patients First, Prop 8 is Defeated
November 7, 2018
All quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
“California voters have put dialysis patients first and voted down proposition 8, previously...
![](https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/styles/nephron_custom_scale_crop_400_400/public/styles/large/public/doc%20op%20600x400.jpg)
January 2019
NKF Statement: A Path Forward for Increasing Kidney Transplantation
New York, NY – January 11, 2019 – Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 30 million Americans. It causes more deaths than breast cancer or prostate cancer and,...