Press Room
May 2020
COVID-19 Patients are Becoming Kidney Patients but Most Americans Unaware
New Harris Poll indicates only 1 in 5 Americans are aware kidneys can fail due to virus
May 14, 2020, New York, NY—COVID-19 doesn't just attack a patient's lungs, it damages the kidneys, but...
April 2020
The National Kidney Foundation Releases Commentary on Hepatitis C Guidelines for Clinicians
April 9, 2020, New York, NY— HepatitisC virus (HCV) infection is of particular concern in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). There is a much higher prevalence of HCV...
April 2020
NKF Urges America’s Hospitals and Health Systems to Not Implement Policies to Deprive Kidney Patients from Lifesaving Interventions During COVID-19
April 3, 2020, New York, NY — In a letter sent to the leading trade organizations representing the nation’s hospitals and health systems, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) expressed...
March 2020
The National Kidney Foundation Announces Winners of Prestigious Annual Awards
March 27. 2020, New York, NY —Today the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will virtually present its top awards to specialists in the field of nephrology who most exemplify the...
March 2020
25 People Win the KidneyX Patient Innovator Challenge with Ideas to Improve Patients Lives
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)...
March 2020
Study Reveals Possible Drug Treatment for Lupus Kidney Disease
Investigators present work at the National Kidney Foundation’s virtual Spring Clinicals Meetings
March 25, 2020, New York, NY—Today, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) showcased a...
March 2020
Promising Drug Treatment Study Presented at National Kidney Foundation's Spring Clinical Meetings
March 25, 2020, New York, NY—The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) showcased this week a new study for a drug treatment to address metabolic acidosis in patients with kidney disease...
March 2020
Longtime Kidney Health Advocate to Receive National Kidney Foundation Award
March 23, 2020, New York, NY- 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...
March 2020
Kidney Disease and Coronavirus: Mitigating the Threat
Americans living with kidney disease, especially patients on dialysis and transplant recipients, appear to be at increased risk of severe infection and mortality from COVID-19, the...
March 2020
National Kidney Foundation Honors Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson with 2020 Corporate Innovator Award
Company recognized for developing the first new treatment for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) to be approved by the FDA in nearly two decades.
March 20, 2020, New York, NY —Janssen...