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New York, NY—April 9, 2021—The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) announce the concurrent publication of “Special Article: Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: An Interim Report from the NKF-ASN Task Force” in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology(JASN) and the ...
By Jim Myers, NKF Advocate and Kidney Advocacy Committee Regional Leader
A preemptive kidney transplant is a transplant that takes place for a kidney patient, before starting dialysis. It usually takes place before your kidney function deteriorates to the point where you need dialysis. In the U.S., only 2.5% of all...
“I have been to South Africa, I donated a kidney, or I have a tattoo” - this game of two truths and a lie was featured prominently on Jessica’s dating profile.
Daniel’s response after reading it? "I'll show you my scar if you show me yours."
Was his cheeky reply correct? It was! Despite all odds, two people who both donated kidneys to their fathers stumbled across each other on an app and fell in love.
It's a kidney...
By Matthew Fitting
Starting a new job always involves uncertainty, but particularly so when I joined the National Kidney Foundation as its new Director of Grassroots Advocacy in March of 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic was becoming a bigger part of all our lives, I was initially thinking more about how excited I was to be rejoining a patient-focused organization. Having previously worked at the American Heart...
Racial inequality in healthcare to be cornerstone of speech at NKF’s 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings
April 8, 2021—New York, NY —Understanding how systemic racism affects the American healthcare system and how to identify it will be the message of this year’s keynote speaker at the upcoming National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings.
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On Andrew Kendris' 25th birthday, a trip to the urgent care changed his life forever. What he thought was a rash turned into a diagnosis of kidney failure, shaking him to his core.
But this was only the beginning of his story.
Learn how Andrew's hope and determination got him through the challenging diagnosis and inspired him to find a new purpose: raising kidney health awareness and showing others with kidney...
Jumping out of planes and diving with sharks - Corey Zaretsky has always had an adventurous side. Even after donating a kidney to his younger brother Matty, this never changed. Now, he's using his love of thrill-seeking to prove that you can live an active, healthy, and happy life with one kidney to inspire others to consider donating.
The bond between brothers
Just three years apart, Corey and Matty have always...
Living-donor advocate to be honored at 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings for his work in kidney donation
March 10, 2021, New York, NY —Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) selects a volunteer who most exemplifies the mission by putting patients at the center of all aspects of healthcare and awards that volunteer NKF’s highest honor: the ...
While treatments for chronic kidney disease (CKD) have recently seen some notable advances, the pace of innovation lags far behind that of other diseases and is insufficient to meet the growing burden CKD places on our health system. An estimated 37 million adults, or 15% of the U.S. population, have CKD and nearly 800,000 have irreversible kidney failure. Our aging population, obesity epidemic, and increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes...
Following a recent discussion with leadership at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), NKF has formally requested the agency to adopt practices that have been shown to help address the prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in communities of color.
The irreversible, progressive loss of kidney function...