New American Kidney
New American Kidney Fund Education Campaign Highlights Connection Between Kidney Disease and Gout
August 21, 2018 10:05 ET | American Kidney Fund
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aiming to demystify gout, an extremely painful form of inflammatory arthritis, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) today unveiled a new health education...
Stanford Nephrology
Stanford Nephrology Fellow Katherine M. Wang Named American Kidney Fund Clinical Scientist in Nephrology
July 10, 2018 15:47 ET | American Kidney Fund
ROCKVILLE, Md., July 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Katherine M. Wang, M.D., a second-year nephrology fellow at Stanford University, has been named the American Kidney Fund (AKF) Clinical Scientist...
Dialysis Patients, Chronic Disease Representatives, Renal Workers and Others Urge California Assembly Health to Oppose SB 1156 (Leyva)
June 11, 2018 14:25 ET | American Kidney Fund
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opponents of Senate Bill 1156 (Leyva) rallied outside the State Capitol today to urge the California Assembly Health Committee to protect...
Chronic and Rare Dis
Chronic and Rare Disease Groups Raise Alarm About California Bill that Threatens Access to Insurance Coverage for Kidney Patients
June 08, 2018 10:00 ET | American Kidney Fund
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thirteen groups representing patients with chronic and rare diseases have joined the American Kidney Fund and others in opposition to California...
At Official Start of
At Official Start of 2018 Hurricane Season, American Kidney Fund Gears Up for Rapid Response with Disaster Relief Program for Dialysis Patients
May 31, 2018 17:16 ET | American Kidney Fund
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A year after the devastating 2017 hurricane season in which storms battered the southern United States and its Caribbean territories, the American...
Mississippi Child's Drawing Wins Calendar Cover in American Kidney Fund's National Art Contest
May 30, 2018 14:55 ET | American Kidney Fund
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After weeks of online voting, 7-year-old De’Nahri Middleton of Jackson, Mississippi, is the winner of the American Kidney Fund’s (AKF) annual art...
National Gout Awaren
National Gout Awareness Day: American Kidney Fund Highlights Connection Between Gout and Kidney Disease
May 22, 2018 11:15 ET | American Kidney Fund
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tuesday, May 22, is National Gout Awareness Day and the American Kidney Fund (AKF) is joining a nationwide effort to educate people about the...
American Kidney Fund
American Kidney Fund Launches Comprehensive New Kidney Disease Education Portal
May 16, 2018 11:30 ET | American Kidney Fund
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AFK) today unveiled CKD Central, a new free online education portal offering comprehensive information and resources on...
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13 pediatric kidney patients hope to become the cover artist for 2019 American Kidney Fund calendar
May 01, 2018 16:50 ET | American Kidney Fund
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thirteen young kidney patients from across the country are lighting up their social networks asking friends and family to help put their artwork...
Who’s your hero? Nom
Who’s your hero? Nominations open for American Kidney Fund 2018 Hero of Hope
April 25, 2018 15:46 ET | American Kidney Fund
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) today announced it is accepting nominations in its 8th annual nationwide search for a Hero of Hope—an...