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Rockville, Md., July 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) commends the President and the Department of Health and Human Services for meaningfully addressing the epidemic of...

Rockville, Md., July 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) today announced it has won a Silver 2019 Bulldog Stars of PR Award in the Best Not-for-Profit/ Association Campaign...

Rockville, Md., June 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The dietary restrictions that are central to the treatment for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD or kidney failure)...

Rockville, Md., May 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) today announced AstraZeneca as the founding supporter to develop an education and awareness campaign that will aim...

Rockville, Md., May 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) has won two Gold Awards in the 2019 Aster Awards for excellence in health care communication. Social media graphics...

BOSTON, May 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) today announced it will present three posters at the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings this...

Rockville, Md., April 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Kidney Fund (AKF) Ambassadors—kidney patients, caregivers and family members—from 18 states and the District of Columbia will meet with...

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Kidney Month draws to a close, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) is hosting the March 27 biannual meeting of the Million Hearts® Collaboration,...

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With kidney disease affecting 30 million Americans—most of whom are unaware they have it—the American Kidney Fund (AKF) is using today, World...

Rockville, Md., March 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF), the nation’s leading nonprofit working on behalf of the 30 million Americans living with kidney disease, today...