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To provide equitable care, more states in the US are offering coverage for outpatient hemodialysis for undocumented immigrants.

At the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinicals Meeting, Tanjala S. Purnell, PhD, MPH, FASN, will be presented with the Excellence in Transplantation Award to recognize her research in kidney transplantation. “I am truly honored to receive this tremendous award for my research to advance equity in kidney transplantation,” Purnell said in a press release. “I dedicate this

The National Kidney Foundation announced Melanie Hoenig, MD, as the 2023 winner of the Donald W. Seldin Award in recognition of her excellence and dedication in nephrology research and education. “Dr. Hoenig has not only dedicated her career to educating the next generation of nephrologists but has worked to inspire undergraduate and medical students to come into the field,” Sylvia E.

Cynthia Delgado, MD, received the Garabed Eknoyan Award for her guidance in removing race as a factor for diagnosing chronic kidney disease at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.“Dr. Delgado’s work over the last 2 years as co-chair of the NKF-[American Society of Nephrology] ASN Task Force was truly groundbreaking and will be remembered in history as a

At the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, the NKF will honor Jeanetta Wammack, RN, CDN, with the Carol Mattix Award for her work with kidney disease and patients with kidney failure.Wammack received her nursing degree from Baptist School of Nursing in 1994 and became a dialysis nurse after her father died from end-stage kidney disease in 1999.