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ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) has turned on its Disaster Relief Program to aid dialysis and post-transplant patients living in areas impacted by...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) is hosting the third annual Dialysis at Home summit, a free, online event in which participants will hear from...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene across the Southeast, the American Kidney Fund’s (AKF) Disaster Relief Program is continuing to...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of AKF’s Rare Kidney Disease Action Network (RKDAN) and health care professionals will visit Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. today to meet...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of its ongoing groundbreaking work to advance understanding and patient care of undiagnosed or misdiagnosed causes of kidney disease, the...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) today announced that Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company have joined the 2024 class in AKF’s Corporate...

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...