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DaVita HealthCare Partners Honors Teammates

DENVER—DaVita HealthCare Partners announced that the company will honor more than 4,000 DaVita teammates and HealthCare Partners leaders from around the world at its inaugural DaVita HealthCare Partners “Villagewide” meeting in downtown Denver. ...More

4 weeks ago

Posted in News, Business

Nick Cannon Named Honorary National Chair of NKF Kidney Walk Program

NEW YORK—Award winning actor, comedian and host of NBC-TV’s top rated “America’s Got Talent,” was named honorary national chair of the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Kidney Walk program, kicking off this March. More than 100 events are held around the country, drawing ...More

4 weeks ago

Posted in News, Business, Practice Management

Renal Ventures, Atlantic Health System Celebrate Grand Opening of Two Clinics

LAKEWOOD, Colo.—Renal Ventures Management LLC and Atlantic Health System are celebrating the grand opening of two chronic care dialysis clinics in Morris County, New Jersey on Wednesday, April 24. ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in News, Business

AKF Announces Calendar Cover Art Winner

ROCKVILLE, Md.—The American Kidney Fund (AKF) announced Jonathan Rivera Gómez from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico as the young artist who won the organization’s Calendar Kids art contest for pediatric kidney patients. More than 6,700 people nationwide cast online votes to choose a ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in News, Practice Management

Phosphate-Binding Drug Does Not Improve Heart

WASHINGTON—High phosphate levels in the blood carry increased heart-related risks, but taking a drug that targets phosphate does not improve cardiovascular measures in patients with mild kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...More

April 19, 2013

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

The Right Diet May Help Prevent Kidney Disease

NEW YORK—Poor eating habits, smoking and obesity are associated with increased risk for kidney disease, according to new research published today online in the National Kidney Foundation's (NKF) American Journal of Kidney Disease. ...More

April 18, 2013

Posted in News, Practice Management

Amgen to Pay $24.9 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Act Allegations

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.—Amgen Inc., a California-based biotechnology company, has agreed to pay the United States $24.9 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced. ...More

April 17, 2013

Posted in News, Business

Russell Stepp Named NKCs New Foundation Board Member

SEATTLE—Nonprofit Northwest Kidney Centers has named Russell Stepp to its foundation board. ...More

April 17, 2013

Posted in News, Business

AKF, Philadelphia Department of Public Health 'Pair Up' to Fight Kidney Disease

PHILADELPHIA—The American Kidney Fund (AKF) will Pair Up with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to host Kidney Action Day at the Municipal Services Building Plaza in Philadelphia on Friday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public ...More

April 17, 2013

Posted in News, Practice Management

Racial Disparities Exist in End-of-Life Care

WASHINGTON——At the end of life, black patients with kidney failure receiving chronic dialysis are less likely to be referred to hospice and to discontinue dialysis compared with white patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of ...More

April 16, 2013

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

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