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Since the start of the pandemic, National Kidney Foundation staff and volunteers have been working around the clock in partnership with government officials and healthcare providers to ensure that kidney patients received the care and the resources needed to stay safe and healthy.

Together, the nation's largest kidney patient and professional organizations urged the Administration to address the unique needs of kidney patients as...

Get ready to celebrate Halloween with this collection of kidney-friendly treats that will enchant your taste buds and leave trick-or-treaters begging for more.

Pumpkin Maple Custard Pineapple Bar Cookies Blueberry Lemon Pound Cake Rice Cereal Treats Carrot Cake

When Kelli Strother walked into her local NKF office in 2018, she expected to discuss kidney health policy and figure out how her employer could help improve mental health services for people with kidney disease. She walked out with partnership ideas and an invitation to a kidney health screening event, which would inadvertently kick-start her journey to become a kidney donor. 

Website Provides Kidney Patients Information and Resources on Local and Statewide Elections for November Midterm

New York, NY (Sept. 19, 2022) – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is working to ensure kidney patients make their voices heard in this November’s midterm elections. The NKF Election Center empowers kidney advocates across the country to find information quickly and...

Co-host for WWE's Raw Talk, SmackDown LowDown, and The Bump, Megan Connolly (also known as Megan Morant) has another title to add to her impressive resume–living kidney donor! 

Read on to learn how the WWE host was inspired to donate a kidney and made a positive impact on not just one life, but four. 

Megan first learned about...

Longtime volunteer and leader in kidney health to receive organization’s most prestigious award

New York, NY - October 19, 2022 - National Kidney Foundation (NKF) presented its highest honor to one of the organizations most important, long-standing volunteers. Arthur P. Pasquarella, a former chairperson of the NKF National Board of Directors, received the Martin Wagner Award for his many years of service and support of kidney...

Majority of survey respondents call for new treatments to help manage phosphorus levels

November 4, 2022, New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF), in partnership with the Ardelyx, Inc., today announced results from a survey of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis conducted to better understand patients’ experience managing serum phosphorus levels. The survey found that more than 80% of...

Highly Esteemed Growth Strategist and Financial Expert with Decades of Business Acumen

Oct. 17, 2022—New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Anne Motsenbocker to its national Board of Directors. 

Motsenbocker resides in Dallas, Texas and is a former banker and seasoned...

Diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis) cause damage to both the heart and kidneys. So if you have heart disease, then it is likely that you have kidney disease and vice-versa. Many people don’t experience severe symptoms until their kidney or heart disease is quite advanced, but there are some warning signs. Could you be ignoring them?

The National Kidney Foundation shares...

Congressmen Kind (D-WI) and Burgess (R-TX) have given the kidney community an amazing New Year’s present by introducing the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2019 (H.R. 5534)! NKF has worked very closely with our Congressional champions, the transplant community, and other stakeholders to...