Newsroom
AKF works on behalf of more than 35 million Americans living with kidney disease, and the millions more at risk, with an unmatched scope of programs that support people wherever they are in their fight against kidney disease — from prevention through transplant. No kidney organization impacts more lives than AKF.
Recent news from AKF
Loading...
309 Results
Press release
AKF President and CEO LaVarne A. Burton's statement about the KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Di...
Press release
AKF commends Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb for signing S.B. 215 into law.
Press release
AKF and the National Health Council (NHC) partner on a new research project that will provide key insights from the experiences of people with chronic kidney di...
Press release
The first day of March marks the beginning of Kidney Month, a month in which AKF will mark 31 days of action that will focus on equipping and empowering people ...
Press release
Assessment of all 50 states and District of Columbia finds mixed progress: Five states made living donation easier in 2023, while six states got F's due to...
Press release
Campaign aims to increase understanding and recognition of AMKD
Press release
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) commends Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) for introducing the New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Ac...
Press release
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) will convene more than 100 medical leaders, patient advocates and academic and industry leaders for the fourth national summit of...
Press release
The American Kidney Fund joined with other leaders in the kidney community on Capitol Hill to draw attention to the crisis in kidney disease and urge policymake...
Media contacts
AKF's Office of Communications and Marketing is a resource for members of the media and other organizations. We can provide information and expert commentary on many topics related to kidney health and kidney disease in the United States, including dialysis and transplant; kidney disease prevention; and public policy relating to kidney disease, treatment and research.
Facts and stats about kidney disease
Read
Renal news roundup
View the latest innovation and research news from the renal community.
Blogs
Read our latest blogs
Kidney Today from the American Kidney Fund brings you voices from the fight against kidney disease—patients, their loved ones, renal professionals, and many others.
Newsletter
AKF in Action
AKF in Action is our quarterly educational print newsletter for our grant recipients. Read the most recent issues:
