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How To Jump-Start a Car

Nobody wants the frustration of a dead car battery, but knowing how to jump-start a car is a skill that can save the day, both for you and fellow drivers in need. Fortunately, it's not rocket science, and with a little know-how, Kidney Cars can get back on the road in no...

A New Way To Improve Lives

Accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to treat and prevent kidney disease.

The NKF Innovation Fund launched on April 7th and is supported by investments from NKF community members like you. This new, first-ever investment initiative will support companies who are creating innovative, patient-centric kidney therapies.

Through strategic investments, we’re committed to finding and developing better treatments faster –...

Honors Awards Benefit Hyatt Regency

The National Kidney Foundation Honors Awards Benefit is being celebrated during National Kidney Month. This benefit honors local community members who have been outstanding in the promotion of kidney health and the fight against kidney disease. The dollars raised from this event support the National Kidney Foundation's local awareness, prevention and treatment efforts.

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Date: Mar 24, 2022

Silver Linings of CKD

By Erin Moynihan, NKF Volunteer My name is Erin; I’m twenty one years old from Saint Paul, MN and a rising senior at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. When I was eleven years old I had my routine checkup at Saint Paul Children’s Hospital where an on-call Physician Assistant (PA) noticed my unusually high blood pressure. Although many kids typically get nerves and...

High Potassium (Hyperkalemia)

The information on this page has been designed to help patients by raising awareness about the link between high potassium, chronic kidney disease, and congestive heart failure.

Understanding the Dangers of High Potassium: An educational Infographic

A recent survey of 488 adults with CKD measured awareness of high potassium and their...

The Impact of Your Donations

Our progress starts with you. In the last few months alone, we’ve reached exciting milestones in many areas of our work thanks to the unwavering support of individuals like you around the country. Together, we’re impacting the development of new therapies for kidney patients while championing critically needed policy changes. Because of you, we’re continuing to be a support system and a source of guidance for those who need us most. ...

You’re going to do what?

By Christi Krautbauer, NKF Board Member In October 2011, my friend Matt’s life was turned upside down when he found out that he was in kidney failure and needed to start dialysis immediately. I had a one-year-old daughter and was pregnant with my son when Matt received his diagnosis. So the idea of donating a kidney to him wasn’t really an option. But my husband and I found...

NKF and ASN form joint task force to focus on use of race in eGFR

In August of 2020, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) formed a joint task force to focus on the use of race to estimate GFR. For more information, please read the joint NKF-ASN statement on “Establishing a Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney...

Patient Talk Tuesdays

Join us the second Tuesday of every month at 6:00pm for a free, virtual, patient-centered talk. Learn more about navigating kidney disease from experts in the field, while connecting with a network of kidney patients and caregivers.

Upcoming Talks:

April 12: Financial Assistance for Patients ...

Date: Apr 12, 2022

What is the Difference Between sCr, eGFR, ACR, and BUN?

There are different tests that healthcare professionals use to measure kidney function. Overall, these blood and urine tests are used to find out how well your kidneys are working, check for signs of kidney disease, and look for any changes in a person’s kidney health over time. The earlier kidney disease is found, the better the chance of slowing or stopping it from...