Renal Business Today

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

Kidney Patients’ Heart Health is Getting Better

NEW YORK— Kidney disease patients’ heart health showed signs of major improvement between 1997 and 2007, according to U.S. Renal Data Systems 2009 Annual Data Report. ...More
November 5, 2009
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Patients See Kidney Transplantation as ‘Last Resort’

Original research, published in the November issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), found that 60 percent of non-transplanted patients with kidney disease perceive transplantation as a “last-resort” option. ...More
November 2, 2009
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More Kidney Patients Choosing Transplant Over Dialysis

People with failing kidneys are increasingly skipping dialysis and going directly to transplant, new national data shows. ...More
October 28, 2009
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NKF Releases Statement Regarding ESRD Bundling

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services held a town hall Oct. 23 to discuss the proposed bundled payment rule for the End-Stage Renal Disease Program. The following is a statement released by the National Kidney Foundation. ...More
October 23, 2009
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ADA, NKF Develop New Standards for Renal Dietitians

NEW YORK—The National Kidney Foundation Council on Renal Nutrition and the American Dietetic Association-Renal Practice Group have collaborated to develop Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitians in Nephrology Care. ...More
September 29, 2009
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RBT Roundtable: Infection Control

To learn more about the state of infection control today and what can be done to improve it, Renal Business Today asked the following renal community leaders their thoughts. ...More
August 11, 2009
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Low Birth Weight Increases CKD Risk 70%

Low birth weight babies have a 70-percent greater risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) in later life, according to research published in the August issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. ...More
August 4, 2009
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A Q&A with NKF President-Elect Lynda Szczech

In April, Lynda A. Szczech, MD, MSCE, FASN, became the first woman in the National Kidney Foundation’s 60-year history to be appointed President-elect. ...More
June 24, 2009
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NKF Announces First KDOQI Research Grants

NEW YORK—Chester H. Fox, MD, of Buffalo, N.Y., and Josef Coresh, MD, PhD, of Baltimore have been named the 2009 Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) research recipients. ...More
June 16, 2009
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NBC’s ‘30 Rock’ Kidney Song Benefits NKF

According to the NKF’s Web site, the producers of the Emmy award-winning show have teamed up with Apple’s iTunes store to distribute a music video online for the next six months. ...More
May 15, 2009
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