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ROCKVILLE, Md., July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) has received a $275,000 grant from Rockville-based Schattner Foundation to support AKF’s work on behalf of the 1 in 7...

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) today launched patient-focused guidelines to help people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) manage and treat...

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reigning Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Suni Lee and the American Kidney Fund (AKF) announced today they are partnering for AKF’s Know Your...

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) is proud to announce the launch of the Rare Kidney Disease Action Network (RKDAN), a new effort that will play a...

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) announced a major expansion of its award-winning Know Your Kidneys program, providing people at risk for kidney...

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today marks the nation’s first ever APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day, launched this year by the American Kidney Fund (AKF) to...

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of its longstanding commitment to kidney health equity, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) has launched a national media campaign aimed at...

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of the top 50 nonprofit employers in the United States by...

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the American Kidney Fund (AKF) announced the recipients of this year’s Clinical Scientist in Nephrology (CSN) fellowship program, in which...

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) and basketball Hall-of-Famer Alonzo Mourning are teaming up on Capitol Hill for a roundtable and policy...