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New York, NY—May 14, 2018—“The Trump Administration has released its blueprint to help lower costs for prescription drugs and reduce out-of-pocket expenses to patients, a particular challenge faced by kidney patients. Dialysis and transplant recipients rely on prescription medications to keep them alive. Transplant recipients often face high costs for immunosuppressive...
Study Continues on Whether Nephrology Care before ESRD Develops Can Help Patients Keep Their Jobs
New York— Monday, August 6, 2018 – For the second straight year, nephrologist Kevin Erickson, MD, MS, has been awarded the Southeast Texas Research Grant from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to further examine whether receiving regular nephrology care prior to developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD) helps patients remain...
Study Focuses Preventing the Discarding of Kidneys from Deceased Donors
New York— Monday, August 6, 2108 – Syed Ali Husain, MD, MPH, of New York has been awarded a 2018 Young Investigator Grant from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) for research that seeks to save more lives by preventing the discarding of kidneys from deceased donors through improving...
“Taking Charge of Your Kidney Disease: Longitudinal Patient Education Program” is Project Study
New York— Monday, August 6, 2018 – Daphne H. Knicely, MD, has been awarded the 2018 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Grant from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to spearhead a vital program that seeks to sharply increase “health literacy” among patients who have chronic kidney disease.
“Helping patients understand...
New York— Monday, August 6, 2108 – National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has selected five researchers from throughout the country to be award recipients in the 2018 NKF Young Investigator Research Grant Program, which strives to improve the quality of life for people with kidney disease by funding promising young scientists in their research to discover the causes of kidney disease, prevent its progression, and improve treatment for those...
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 director of the National Kidney Disease Education Program at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. He also previously served as director of the Kidney Disease Program for the Indian...
Harold J. Manley
AUSTIN, TX—April 11, 2018— A new study shows that health care centers were able to cut dialysis patients’ hospital readmission rate by 48 percent in the month following the patients’ discharge through multidisciplinary medication therapy management (MTM).
The findings strongly suggest that MTM programs have the potential to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs, according to the study’s authors. They reported...
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 prestigious National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Konica Minolta Golf Classic to lead his own Birdie Challenge during April - National Donate Life Month – and into May, to help raise funds, as he first did last year, to promote the need for life-saving organ...
Pebble Beach, CA – January 23, 2018 – Two, four-person teams bested the competition at the National Finals of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Konica Minolta Golf Classic held January 18-21 at the legendary Pebble Beach Resorts in California.
In the Handicap Index Division, the winning foursome from Richmond, VA, included Robin Akins, a registered nurse for VCU Health of...
Pebble Beach, CA - Friday, January 19, 2018
New York Knicks Assistant General Manager and Westchester Knicks General Manager Allan Houston – most renowned for his years as shooting guard for the Knicks – will temporarily trade basketball to tee off on Saturday, January 20th during the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Konica Minolta Golf Classic National Finals at Pebble Beach, CA. Houston...