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ROCKVILLE, Md., May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the official start of hurricane season approaches on June 1, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) has created a new Disaster Relief Fund, an enhancement...

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) has launched the next phase of its national Kidney Health for All™ media campaign, connecting millions more people...

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, on IgA Nephropathy Awareness Day, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) proudly announces the creation of new educational resources for “A Step Ahead...

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, more than three dozen American Kidney Fund (AKF) Ambassadors will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on two vital issues:...

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the American Kidney Fund (AKF) announces the second annual APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day, a day to educate communities...

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) announces its 2025 Class of Corporate Members who serve as strategic partners in AKF’s Corporate Membership...

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) and MAVEN Project announced a new partnership that will support primary care clinicians, amplifying AKF and...

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) is pleased to announce Dr. Momen Abbasi and Dr. Api Chewcharat as the recipients of this year’s Clinical Scientist...

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) released its fifth annual State of the States: Living Donor Protection Report Card with updates revealing an...

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today marks the beginning of the American Kidney Fund’s (AKF) sixth annual Kidney Action Week®, the only free, online conference in the nation in...