Anne Barr and Tracy McKibben are newest Board Members
New York, NY – November 13, 2019 – Telecommunications executive Anthony Tuggle has been announced as Chairman-elect of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). Tuggle, a current NKF Board Member, will take the helm in October 2020 from NKF Chairman and corporate influencer John Gerzema. Paul M. Palevsky, MD, is President-elect and will step in...
In South Carolina, the battle against kidney disease is not only against diabetes and high blood pressure–the two biggest risk factors. It's also about the barriers preventing individuals from receiving life-saving kidney transplants. Barriers like transportation, health, and finances stop people from living longer, fuller lives.
But change is happening. The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is confronting transplant inequity...
Executive to be honored at 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings for her contributions to NKF’s mission
February 23, 2021, New York, NY — Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists, volunteers, and kidney healthcare professionals and selects among them those who most exemplify the relentless efforts of NKF to enhance the lives...
Initiative Marks New Phase of the NKF “Are You the 33%?” National Kidney Disease Awareness Campaign
Whippany, N.J., – (BUSINESS WIRE) – February 4, 2021 – Bayer and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) today announced that award-winning actress, Debbie Allen, has joined the “Are You the 33%?” national public awareness campaign to focus attention on the increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), also referred to as...
Results presented at late-breaking trial session of National Kidney Foundation's 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
New York, NY–Sept. 15, 2019— The respected peer-reviewed, medical journal The Lancet will publish today the results of a study presented in May at the National Kidney Foundation's 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings as a late breaking clinical trial that may offer hope to some patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
Last week National Kidney Foundation staff and stakeholders from across the kidney community hosted Members of Congress, legislative staff, and thought leaders in the field of kidney care for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Medicare End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) program at a reception and innovation expo that highlighted the remarkable achievements that have revolutionized treatment options for individuals with kidney failure...
Paper cites reasons including physicians’ high workloads and electronic health record design as key challenges to patients getting timely follow-up tests
New York, NY - July 16, 2019 – A team of investigators studied electronic medical data on more than 200,000 of adults and found that 58 percent of patients with a newly abnormal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were not getting timely follow-up testing after...
(June 1, 2023, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. John Wigneswaran (Dr. Wig), Walmart’s Chief Medical Officer, to NKF’s National Board of Directors. In his role at Walmart, Dr. Wig leads safety, quality, and training, the Walmart Healthcare Research Institute...
Results presented at the National Kidney Foundation’s 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
New York, NY – May 10, 2019 — Results of a new study may offer hope to a subset of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) whose hypertension is difficult to treat, requiring multiple medications and are at risk for a potentially dangerous condition called hyperkalemia or elevated blood potassium.
It is challenging for many...
