Search

With Election Day around the corner, National Kidney Foundation advocates are already looking ahead to 2023, when state legislatures and a new Congress will begin their work. Members of our Voices for Kidney Health advocacy network will be urging them to keep up the drumbeat of progress that we’ve seen around passing kidney legislation, which is now law in 28 states across the country, including the state of Connecticut.

Late last night kidney community advocates reached an amazing milestone, as the Connecticut state legislature passed and sent to the governor to sign into law a bill that will protect living organ donors from discrimination when obtaining insurance.

This will not be the last time that a state Living Donor Protection Act (LDPA) passes this year. On May 19th, NKF advocate Michael Stevenson testified before the Ohio House Insurance...

Organizations share viewpoint to change outcomes for patients with kidney disease, increase awareness

September 7, 2021, New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and OptumLabs published today a list of recommendations designed to improve kidney health and kidney disease care in this country.

...

A recent study1 revealed that at least 45% of tap water in the United States is contaminated with PFAS, also known as forever chemicals. What are these chemicals, where are they found, and what dangers do they pose? Here's what you need to know.

Forever chemicals are linked to increased risk of several health issues, including...

We dedicate this to the Parson Family, who made the selfless decision to delay their grieving and allow the doctors at the University of Alabama to maintain Jim Parsons' body functioning on a ventilator so this scientific and medical breakthrough could be possible.

Science has come a long way in extending life for kidney patients. Is transplantation between humans and animals the next step? In this episode of Hot Topics, Jayme Locke...

Maria Madak grew up having regular checkups and bloodwork to keep track of her kidney function because of her chances of inheriting IgA Nephropathy (IgAN), a type of kidney disease. When Maria left home, she stopped the frequent appointments since she had never had any...

All quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation - April 21, 2021

“The verdict announced in the Derek Chauvin trial is an important step towards addressing the widespread social injustices which continue to permeate the Black community in our country, but it alone cannot address systemic racism. While it is our sincere hope that the verdict will provide some solace to the Floyd family, which has suffered immeasurable loss...