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Innovate Kidney Care Campaign Launched to Expand Home Dialysis

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 ...

National Kidney Foundation Sets the Stage for Angelica Hale

Child Singing Phenom and Transplant Patient Becomes First NKF Kid Ambassador New York—Wednesday, November 15, 2017– Ten-year-old singing powerhouse and kidney transplant recipient Angelica Hale of television’s America’s Got Talent won the heart of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) first for her vocal gifts – and now, for stepping onto a new stage to become the first-ever NKF Kid Ambassador. This new and vital role for the...

2020 Kidney Patient Summit Postponed

Over the weekend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its recommendations for older adults...

6 Surprising Facts about Diabetes and the Kidneys

Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure? Diabetes is a leading risk factor for kidney disease and is characterized by high levels of blood sugar. It occurs when your body does not make enough insulin, a hormone that regulates the amount of sugar in your blood, or cannot use normal amounts of insulin properly. High blood sugar levels have a damaging ripple effect in many parts of your body, causing harm to the kidneys...

It’s World Kidney Day – Time to Consider Your Kidney Health

In March, people around the world will be sharing tips and advice about the theme of this year’s World Kidney Day – Kidney Health for Everyone, Everywhere, which is intended to raise awareness about kidney disease and to give everyone a chance to prevent it with access to proper screening and a healthy lifestyle. Our kidneys keep us alive. Without working kidneys, the only options are dialysis or transplant. And there is no cure for...

NKF, Jerry Rice and Team Urge All to “Heart Your Kidneys” on World Kidney Day

New York, NY — March 14, 2019 — Today is World Kidney Day – nearly halfway into March, National Kidney Month – and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, and others committed to promoting kidney health are reminding everyone to “Heart Your Kidneys and score a touchdown for your kidney health.” “...

Kidney Transplant Recipient Driven to Support Kidney Health Awareness

Where to begin? There are so many elements of Lex David’s 39 years on this planet that are worth talking about it is hard to know where to start. He is a musician who plays at least half a dozen instruments. He surfs. He plays competitive volleyball. He is a husband and father of two young children, and they live in Orange County, CA. He is the director of sales at Sonix. He...

A Powerful and Timely Kidney Patient Summit

Last week more than 220 Voices for Kidney Health advocates from across the country met with their federal lawmakers in Congress and urged them to join us this National Kidney Month in supporting and advancing policies that would benefit kidney patients nationwide.

For NKF's ninth annual Kidney Patient Summit, advocates from nearly every state held more than 230 virtual meetings, 37 of which were...

Study Shows Race May Not Be Needed to Accurately Estimate Kidney Function

Dec. 7, 2020, New York, NY —A new study published today in the National Kidney Foundation’s American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) has found that it is possible to accurately assess patients for the stages of kidney disease without using race in the equation, which is currently routinely used as part of the diagnosis process in the United States.

Kidney disease affects an...

National Kidney Month 2017 in Review

March came in with a roar for NKF! To kick-off National Kidney Month and World Kidney Day we launched three initiatives aimed at raising public awareness of kidney disease. We kicked off the month with the Kidney Patient Summit, followed by the launch of our new public awareness campaign, Heart Your Kidneys, and a special fundraising opportunity with Good Morning America. We also participated in an exhibit at The New York Historical...