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Leading Healthcare Organizations join forces to empower patients with the option of a home-first approach
San Jose, CA – June 29, 2021 – Today, nine leading healthcare organizations launched Innovate Kidney Care, a new campaign to improve patient options for receiving home dialysis training and support. Founding members include the ...
Statement from the NKF on House Energy and Commerce Committee Advancing the Honor Our Living Donors (HOLD) Act (H.R. 6020)
Washington, DC (June 12, 2024)—The following is a statement from Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer of the National Kidney Foundation and a kidney transplant recipient, on the HOLD Act.
“In this era of division, the House Energy...
Survey highlights growing epidemic of hypertension and the urgent need for additional treatment options to lower blood pressure
(May 29, 2024, NEW YORK, NY) - A survey recently conducted on behalf of Medtronic and in partnership with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), the largest kidney organization in the U.S., found that physicians are seeking new approaches to lowering...
One of NKF’s most important goals is making sure that more people benefit from a kidney transplant. Our Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Longino, recently spoke to a committee at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) about just how NKF intends to do that.
A ...
Long Beach, CA - May 16, 2024 - A new analysis of a study comparing two commonly used medications, chlorthalidone (CTD) and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), is set to be presented as a late-breaking presentation at the National Kidney Foundation 2024 Spring Clinical Meetings.
The study, titled "Treatment with Chlorthalidone vs Hydrochlorothiazide and Renal Outcomes: The Diuretic Comparison Project (DCP)," conducted by a team of...
Long Beach, CA - May 15, 2024 - A new study to shed light on the long-term nephroprotective potential of sparsentan compared to maximally titrated irbesartan (MT-IRB) in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is set to be presented as a late-breaking presentation at the National Kidney Foundation 2024 Spring Clinical Meetings.
"Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparisons of eGFR Slopes in the PROTECT Study With UK RaDaR IgA Nephropathy...
Dr. Mahboob Rahman named to leadership role at Kidney Medicine an open access journal focused on clinical medicine in nephrology and hypertension
New York, NY—May 14, 2024—The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has named Mahboob Rahman as the new editor-in-chief of the journalKidney Medicine
Dr. Rahman is the Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center where he...
~Transformative Proposal Helps Thousands of Kidney Patients~
(May 8, 2024, New York, NY) — The following is a statement from Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer of the National Kidney Foundation and a kidney transplant recipient, on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed Increasing Organ Transplant Access alternative payment model.
The...
~Web-based tool aims to help health professionals improve care through better recognition and management of CKD~
(New York, NY—May 09, 2024) —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has released an update to its popular web-based Change Package tool. “Chronic Kidney Disease Change Package - 2023:...
(May 9, 2024, New York, NY) - Washington University Nephrology Nurse Practitioner Lisa Koester, ANP, CS, CNN-NP, MSN, will be honored by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) with the Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians award in the name of Carol Mattix. The award will be presented to her at the annual...