National Kidney Foundation

The National Kidney Foundation has named recipients of its Health Equity Community Engagement Award, a grant program to provide funding for research to address kidney health disparities.

The National Kidney Foundation announced five recipients of the 2023 NKF Young Investigator Research Grant Program, according to a press release.

The National Kidney Foundation has appointed John Wigneswaran, MD, the chief medical officer of Walmart, to its national board of directors.

AUSTIN, Texas — Use of sodium thiosulfate to treat calciphylaxis in patients on peritoneal dialysis can be successful, but adverse effects may occur, according to data presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.

A bill aimed at eliminating discrimination against individuals who are turned down for life, disability and long-term care insurance because they are organ donors has been reintroduced in Congress.

AUSTIN, Texas — In this video at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, Glenn W. Brietzke, MS, RD, LD, CNSC, discusses his award-winning poster presentation at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.

AUSTIN, Texas —Despite more frequent exchanges, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis may have advantages over automated peritoneal dialysis, including a lower rate of peritonitis, according to study results presented here.

AUSTIN, Texas — Dietitians treating patients on dialysis identified the phosphorus recommendation from the 2020 Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative difficult to implement among other recommendations, a presenter said.

The National Kidney Foundation honored Susan Hedayati, MD, MHSc, with the Shaul G. Massry Distinguished Lecture at the NKF Spring Clinical Meetings, according to a press release.

Cynthia Delgado, MD, received the Garabed Eknoyan Award for her guidance in removing race as a factor for diagnosing chronic kidney disease at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.