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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 –...
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Novartis receives US FDA approval for Zortress® (everolimus) to prevent organ rejection in adult kidney transplant recipients- Zortress offers kidney transplant recipients a new option for preventing organ rejection and preserving kidney...
5 Young Investigators Awarded Grants for Research Visit the AJKD’s official blog for interviews with AJKD authors, perspectives on nephrology news...
Last week National Kidney Foundation staff and stakeholders from across the kidney community hosted Members of Congress, legislative staff, and thought leaders in the field of kidney care for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Medicare End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) program at a reception and innovation expo that highlighted the remarkable achievements that have revolutionized treatment options for individuals with kidney failure...
By Kevin Longino, Kidney Transplant Recipient and CEO of the National Kidney Foundation
Earlier this month, I had the honor of joining several distinguished panelists to educate policymakers and request that Congress fund KidneyX at $25 million for FY 2021. The panel, which included Emily Levy from Synergy Partners; Jeff Ross, CEO of Miromatrix; Ed Simcox, Chief Technology Officer for the...
By: Jennifer Cramer-Miller
Minnesota Medtronic employees regularly partner with the National Kidney Foundation to support kidney patients. This includes their June participation in the NKF’s Drive for Dialysis program, a hands-on, staff-engagement opportunity to organize and assemble dialysis care packages and hear from a patient on dialysis.
“The Drive for Dialysis event was an amazing opportunity to spread awareness of...
The National Kidney Foundation values the opportunity to advocate for continued educational opportunities for future nephrology leaders, including clinical and postdoctoral research nephrology fellows. To achieve this goal, our Voices for Kidney Health advocates submitted comments to the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Nephrology Board on the expansion of competency standards and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on training...
By Kevin Longino, CEO of National Kidney Foundation and kidney transplant patient
With each new week during the COVID-19 crisis we all find ourselves dealing with new challenges and some unusual opportunities. So, first some challenges.
Dialysis, moving to homeOur patients are rightly concerned about how this health crisis affects them. Some of the questions we’re receiving from patients and care partners are related to...