Search

Displaying 31 - 40 of 279

The NKF Joins Forces with Powerhouse Hispanic Celebrities and Influencers to Promote Kidney Health Awareness

KIDNEY EQUITY FOR ALL™ Takes Center Stage as Organization Highlights Work to Combat Disparities

(May 8, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is rolling out several informative celebrity Public Service Announcements (PSAs) that aim to address the alarming statistics that one in three Latino adults are at risk of...

Cynthia Delgado and Neil Powe Named to TIME100 Health List For Fighting Kidney Transplant Bias

(May 2, 2024, New York, NY)—TIME has included the co-chairs of the...

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) announced today that 25 innovators have been selected as winners in two categories of the first-ever ...

Kidney Walk National Corporate Partners Make a Difference in the Fight Against Kidney Disease

This spring, National Kidney Foundation welcomed ten National Corporate Partners to the Kidney Walk. What is a corporate partner? A company that supports the Kidney Walk from a national level by rallying employees to participate and by sponsoring multiple Walks throughout the year. These partners have shown up to walk with and for the kidney community, and they have stepped up in many other important and creative ways. Here are a few...

Johns Hopkins Professor of Equity Dr. Lisa Angeline Cooper to give Keynote at the annual NKF 2024 Spring Clinical Meetings

(April 26, 2024, New York, NY) The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is excited to announce that renowned health equity expert Dr. Lisa Angeline Cooper will be the keynote speaker at the annual NKF 2024 Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM) in Long Beach, CA, which takes place from May 14 -18. Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of...

The NKF to Honor Nephrologist and NYU Professor of Medicine Dr. David Charytan with the Distinguished J. Michael Lazarus Award

(April 24, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is thrilled to announce that Nephrologist and Professor of Medicine David M. Charytan, MD, MSc, will be the 2024 recipient of the prestigious J. Michael Lazarus Distinguished Award. Dr. Charytan maintains a broad clinical practice in...

The NKF Honors Dr. Martin Pollak with The David M. Hume Memorial Award for Pioneering Research in Kidney Genetics

(April 22, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) proudly announces that Nephrologist and Professor of Medicine Martin Pollak, MD, is the 2024 recipient of the prestigious David M. Hume Memorial Award. Each year, the NKF meticulously evaluates specialists in nephrology, selecting those who exemplify the...

Kidney Patients, Care Partners Invited to Submit Ideas and Innovations for National Prize Competition

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, American Society of Nephrology, and the National Kidney Foundation announce new Patient Innovator Challenge Washington, D.C. – July 11, 2019 – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and National Kidney Foundation (NKF...

The NKF Urges Passage of New Home Dialysis Bill

Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act aims to reduce barriers to treatment and increase access to care

(April 22, 2024, Washington, DC) —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is applauding a move by Congress to increase access to care and improve outcomes for some...

Dr. Robert A. Montgomery Receives the NKF’s Prestigious Excellence in Transplantation Award

(April 18, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) proudly announces that Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS, is the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Excellence in Transplantation Award. Currently, Dr. Montgomery is the H. Leon Pachter Chairman and Professor of Surgery at New York...