Press Room

November 4, 2021 Today, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), the leading kidney patient organization in the U.S., applauds the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for...

November 2, 2021, San Francisco, CA— For more than three decades, hundreds of avid readers in the San Francisco Bay Area have had the opportunity to lunch with their favorite authors during...

October 26, 2021 — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Board of Directors selected former National Security Council official, New York energy and investment...

October 21, 2021, New York, NY — A new study using genetic data of hundreds of thousands of people suggests that daily coffee and caffeine consumption can prevent kidney stones. “Coffee...

October 16, 2021—New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) grieves the loss of national board member and kidney champion, Alan C. Mendelson, who passed away unexpectedly...

More Federal Funding Urgently Needed to Address Millions Affected by Deadly Illness October 7, 2021, New York, NY— The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) released today a ...

Award-winning actress and NKF’s chief medical officer take their message directly to the American Academy of Family Physicians Sept. 30, 2021, New York, NY — Family doctors and primary care...

New legislation could help improve the lives of kidney patients nationwide Sept. 29, 2021, New York, NY — Today, new bipartisan legislation that seeks to make home dialysis more...

Both Organizations Recommend Race-Free Approach to Estimate GFR Sept. 23, 2021, New York, NY – Today, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN)...

U.S. House of Representatives considering several initiatives this week as part of budget reconciliation process This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is reviewing several policy...