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RSN Invites Kidney-Disease Patients to Enter Essay Contest

GLENDALE, Calif.—The Renal Support Network (RSN), a nonprofit, patient-focused, patient-run organization that provides nonmedical services to those affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), encourages people with kidney disease to let their voices be heard by entering the ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News
RBT Slideshow: KCER Action Report

In late October 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States. In terms of size, it was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record. Dialysis patients were among the most vulnerable populations affected by the storm. ...More
January 30, 2013
Posted in Galleries
Image Gallery: NKC Gala

Northwest Kidney Centers capped a year of celebrations around the nonprofit organization’s 50th anniversary. ...More
November 19, 2012
Posted in Galleries
A Q&A With the New NKF President

The following slideshow includes a Q&A with new National Kidney Foundation (NKF) president Beth Piraino, MD. ...More
October 24, 2012
Posted in Galleries
A's Catcher Joins The NephCure Foundation

OAKLAND, Calif.—Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki has agreed to become an Ambassador for The NephCure Foundation, a national kidney disease non-profit committed to funding research for the disease Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and Nephrotic Syndrome. ...More
February 8, 2012
Posted in News, Business
ASN Joins Campaign to Reduce Overuse of Healthcare Resources

WASHINGTON—The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is teaming up with Consumer Reports and a number of leading medical associations to educate people about the overuse of healthcare resources in the United States. ...More
December 14, 2011
Posted in News, Business
ASN Elects New President

WASHINGTON—The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) has elected Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN, as its new president. ...More
November 29, 2011
Posted in News, Business
ANNA Names New Education Director

Hazel Dennison, DNP, RN, APNc, CPHQ, CNE, of Medford, N.J., has been appointed Director of Education Services (DES) for the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA). ...More
November 14, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
NKF Expands Its Kidney Cars Program

The National Kidney Foundation this month signed a long-term agreement to continue its 17 year partnership with Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAAI), a live and live-online salvage auto auction company and wholly-owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc. The ...More
October 5, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
International Society of Nephrology Honors Terry Strom

BOSTON—The International Society of Nephrology honored Terry Strom, MD, with the 2011 Alfred Newton Richards Award at the recent World Congress of Nephrology 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. ...More
May 2, 2011
Posted in News, Business