Press Room
December 2004
Urine Levels of Key Protein Unlock Truth About Risk of Kidney, Heart Disease
New York, NY (December 20, 2004) - Now, predicting a person's future risk of kidney or cardiovascular disease may be as simple as checking their urine for traces of a protein called albumin,...
December 2004
Putting a Price on Quality
Washington, DC (December 2, 2004) - As the number of patients suffering from End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and the cost of their collective care rises, federal agencies are recommending the...
November 2004
Chuck Fruit Voted Chair-Elect of NKF
New York, NY (November 8, 2004) - Chuck Fruit of Atlanta was voted Chair-Elect of the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. (NKF).
Mr. Fruit, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for...
November 2004
Dr. David Warnock Elected President of the National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY (November 8, 2004) - The National Kidney Foundation announced the election of David Warnock, MD as the President of NKF.
Dr. Warnock is professor of Medicine and Physiology, and...
November 2004
Allan Collins Voted President-Elect of NKF
New York, NY (November 8, 2004) - Allan Collins, MD, FACP of Minneapolis was voted President-Elect of the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. (NKF).
Dr. Collins is Professor of Medicine at the...
October 2004
National Kidney Foundation Appoints New Officers
New York, NY (October 29, 2004) - The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. (NKF) elected the 2004-2005 officers.
Fred L. Brown, National Kidney Foundation Chairman, is the current Chairman of...
October 2004
Dear Abby, aka Jeanne Phillips, Elected to NKF Board of Directors
New York, NY (October 29, 2004) - Dear Abby, aka Jeanne Phillips, was recently elected to the National Kidney Foundation's Board of Directors.
Dear Abby is the most widely syndicated...
October 2004
National Kidney Foundation Shifts Gears to Jump Start Car Donation Program in the Face of New Legislation
New York, NY (October 13, 2004) - If you thought vehicle donation programs would run out of gas after Congress included a provision in a corporate tax bill limiting donor tax deductions,...
October 2004
NKF Unveils Comprehensive Nephrology Office Toolkit
New York, NY (October 10, 2004) - A comprehensive and dynamic resource for the care of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients is now available to nephrologists free of charge from the National...
September 2004
Diabetes After Kidney Transplant on the Rise
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New York, NY (September 2, 2004) - More and more people appear to be developing diabetes for the first time following kidney transplant, increasing their...
