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ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2022 Annual Meeting in Orlando, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) will present its poster...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A young kidney transplant recipient from Waterloo, IA has won the American Kidney Fund’s (AKF) 27th annual national Calendar Kids Art Contest....

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) today launched its new APOL1 campaign, which aims to educate and increase awareness about APOL1-mediated kidney...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) today announced that Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company have joined the 2022 class in AKF’s Corporate...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) has partnered with Home Dialyzors United, a nonprofit advocating on behalf of the home dialyzor community, to host...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) today announced that GSK has joined the 2022 class in its Corporate Membership Program as a Champion-level member,...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) today announced that Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Otsuka) and Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company...

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Starting this month, 250 children and teens from across the United States will be participating in the American Kidney Fund’s (AKF) first national...

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) has received a $250,000 grant from Rockville-based Robert I. Schattner Foundation to support in-person and virtual...

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thirteen young kidney patients from across the country are vying to become the cover artist for the American Kidney Fund’s (AKF) 2023 calendar. ...