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Statement from Kevin Longino, Chief Executive Officer of the National Kidney Foundation and a kidney transplant recipient, in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Medicare ESRD benefit:

October 27, 2022, New York, NY - “Fifty years ago, a kidney failure diagnosis was tantamount to a death sentence.  Even though technology existed to extend the lives of kidney patients, it was extraordinarily expensive and...

(April 1, 2024, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is excited to announce that Renal Nutrition Expert Kathy Schiro Harvey, MS, RDN, CSR, is the recipient of this year’s prestigious Joel D. Kopple Award. Each year, the NKF meticulously evaluates specialists in nephrology, selecting those who exemplify the...

Kidney disease and COVID-19 don’t go well together. If you have kidney disease, do all that you can to prevent contracting it.

Kidney disease may not increase your risk of getting the coronavirus, but it does put you at an increased risk of developing life-threatening complications from COVID-19....

Have you ever had wished you could share your insights as a kidney patient with researchers? Or wondered if your personal experience might help an investigator create their next study?

Well, if you are someone with kidney disease or a care partner, you can sign up to help researchers develop future patient-centered investigations at the new ...

The symptoms of COVID-19 were difficult for Maryann Starick, a five-year kidney transplant patient, but not as hard to deal with as the anxiety she felt about the disease damaging her kidney.

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Collaboration Sets the Stage for an Enhanced National Registry for All Stages and Types of Kidney Disease

(November 01, 2023, New York, NY) - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and HHS Technology Group, LLC™ (HTG) have reached an agreement to collaborate on the KidneyCARE (Community Access to Research Equity)TM Study, the new...