Press Releases
Press Releases - British Columbia & Yukon
2019
Could You Lose Up to 80% of Something and Not Know It?
2018
Kidney Health Month: Be Kidney Smart!
2017
Kidney Health Month: How to Keep a Kidney Happy
2016
2015
2014
2013
Press releases - National office
- May 5, 2018 – Dr. Peter Nickerson awarded Kidney Foundation Medal for Research Excellence
- March 28, 2018 – Kidney Failure Comes at High Financial Cost for Many Canadians
- March 8, 2018 – World Kidney Day Focuses on Women's Health
- August 18, 2017 – Announcing 2017 Funding for Alport Syndrome Research
- June 26, 2017 – Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn and Dr. Braden Manns Awarded 2017 Medal for Research Excellence
- April 24, 2017 – Organ donation saves lives. Register. Tell someone.
- March 1, 2017 – Encouraging Canadians to #move4kidneys, battle obesity this World Kidney Day
- July 28, 2016 – Annoucing 2016 Funding for Alport Syndrome Research
- July 28, 2016 – Dr. Marie-Josée Hébert Awarded The Kidney Foundation of Canada 2016 Medal for Research Excellence
- April 18, 2016 – Entertainment icons urge you to be a hero
- March 31, 2016 – Historic investment in Kidney Research
- March 10, 2016 – Patient handbooks help guide the way
- March 7, 2016 – World Kidney Day focuses on children
- March 1, 2016 – March is Kidney Health Month
- November 3, 2015 – Kidney Foundation welcomes new Executive Director Elizabeth Myles
- June 9, 2015 – Dr. David Rush Awarded Kidney Foundation of Canada 2015 Medal for Research Excellence
- March 11, 2015 – March is Kidney Health Month
- September 18, 2014 – Don Cherry and Terry Leon Receive Kidney Foundation Awards
- June 2, 2014 – Dr. Adeera Levin Awarded Kidney Foundation of Canada's 2014 Medal for Research Excellence
- March 13, 2014 – March is Kidney Health Month: Are You at Risk for Kidney Disease?
- March 14, 2013 – Don Cherry Shows Support for Kidney Car Program on World Kidney Day
- March 5, 2013 – World Kidney Day 2013: STOP Kidney Attack!
- December 6, 2012 – The Kidney Foundation Launches Online Discussion Forums for Organ Donors and Recipients
- May 2, 2012 — Five Canadians Awarded for Raising Awareness About Kidney Disease
- March 8, 2012 - BestLifeRewarded® and The Kidney Foundation of Canada Announce Collaboration to Promote Awareness of Kidney Disease
- Nov. 28, 2011 – Kidney diet just got easier: free online tool lends a hand in the kitchen
- June 21, 2011 – Announcing 2011 Kidney Stories of Hope Awardees
- April 8, 2011 – Recycling Railcars Help Deliver First-Ever National Screening Program for Kidney Disease
- March 2, 2011 - Catching Kidney Disease Early Can Reduce Cardiovascular Complications
- March 1, 2011 – Kidney Stories of Hope Campaign Kicks Off Kidney Health Month
- July 7, 2010 – Alberta government gives grant to Kidney Foundation for living donor expense program
- May 17, 2010 – Announcing Kidney Stories of Hope Awardees
- March 11, 2010 - Diabetic Kidney Disease – A Bet Canadians Can Beat
- December 11, 2009 - Dr. Susan E. Quaggin Awarded 2009 Medal for Research Excellence
- November 3, 2009 - Almost half of Canadians don't identify the kidney as a major organ - AudioNewsRelease 1 (mp3)
- November 3, 2009 - Almost half of Canadians don't identify the kidney as a major organ - AudioNewsRelease 2 (mp3)
- June 3, 2009 - Foundation-funded research with important implication
- May 17, 2009: Salt and high-blood pressure focus of this year's World Hypertension Day
- May 8, 2009: Selected stories from the Kidney Story of Hope campaign
- April 19-26, 2009 - National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week
- March 12, 2009 - World Kidney Day raises awareness of screening, early detection
- Dr. Paul Goodyer earns The Kidney Foundation of Canada's 2008 Medal for Research Excellence
- The Kidney Foundation of Canada applauds recent government announcement to improve organ donation
- The Kidney Foundation of Canada welcomes Paul Shay, National Executive Director
- April 20 - 27, 2008 - National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week
- April 18, 2008 - The province of Manitoba partners with the Manitoba Branch of the Foundation to establish a program to reimburse living organ donor expenses(external link to Province of Manitoba website)
- March 13, 2008 marks the third World Kidney Day (WKD) and falls within Kidney Health Month in Canada
- March Drive 2008: News Canada supplement
- Dr. Catharine Whiteside garners the 2007 Medal for Research Excellence from The Kidney Foundation of Canada
- Clinical trial, funded by The Kidney Foundation and led by kidney specialists at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine, finds nocturnal dialysis improves quality of life for people with kidney disease
- Kidney Foundation draws attention to the urgent need for early detection of chronic kidney disease
- March Drive 2007: News Canada supplement
- Dr. Robert McGregor Lindsay is awarded The Kidney Foundation of Canada's 2006 Medal for Research Excellence
- Kidney Foundation establishes peer support helpline for Canadians affected by kidney disease
- World Kidney Day - Why the world needs it
- 1 in 5 seniors now has kidney disease
- New pilot study looks at better management of risk factors for kidney disease
- KRESCENT lauded as a landmark in renal research