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Summer Kidney Health Tips for At-Risk Individuals
From the National Kidney Foundation With extreme summer temperatures sweeping across the country, The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is...
Jun 242 min read
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Illinois.gov: IDPH Awards Community Health Worker Grant to Illinois Public Health Association
Press Release - Monday, June 16, 2025 Posted on Illinois.gov Organization and partners will work to promote CHW careers, benefits...
Jun 172 min read
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Salud Renal y Más en Chicago: Mayo 2025
En el episodio de hoy encontraremos mucha información sobre como hacer la Gran Pregunta, La Gran Donación. Gerardo Huerta tiene como...
May 91 min read
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Effingham Daily News: SBL to provide free kidney screenings May 23
From the Effingham Daily News Sarah Bush Lincoln is teaming up with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois to host a kidney screening...
May 81 min read
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Metropolis Planet: CHESI hosting KidneyMobile®
From Metropolis Planet CAIRO — Community Health and Emergency Services (CHESI) is partnering with the National Kidney Foundation of...
May 81 min read
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SXU Student Media: Students for H.O.P.E. Hosts Free Kidney and Diabetes Screening Event
From SXU Student Media By Emma Gabrys Body Mass Index (BMI) station       The Xavierite On Tuesday, April 8, collaborating with...
Apr 103 min read
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Lara Tushla, LCSW, NSW-C, FNKF, to receive NKF Robert W. Whitlock Lifetime Achievement Award
From National Kidney Foundation Note from National Kidney Foundation of Illinois: Lara is a dedicated volunteer who helps shape our...
Apr 81 min read
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Evanston RoundTable: Free kidney and diabetes screenings available on April 11
The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois is offering free kidney and diabetes screenings from 2 to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 11, at the...
Apr 81 min read
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Beverly Review: SXU to host free kidney health screenings
Posted by the Beverly Review Saint Xavier University (SXU), 3700 W. 103rd St., will hold a free kidney health screening on Tuesday,...
Apr 32 min read
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WMBD: The KidneyMobile returns to Peoria for free kidney screenings
Thank you to WMBD Peoria for stopping by the World Kidney Day Peoria event on Saturday, March 29! Check out the article and news clip by...
Mar 311 min read
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NKFI CEO Jackie Burgess-Bishop Named One of Chicago Defender's Women of Excellence 2025
Congratulations to Jacqueline Burgess-Bishop, FACHE , CEO of the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, on being named one of the...
Mar 201 min read
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Marzo 2025: Salud Renal y Mas en Chicago
En el tercer episodio de Salud Renal y Más en Chicago, el presentador Gerardo Huerta habla sobre el próximo DÃa Mundial del Riñón en el...
Mar 61 min read
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Roger Rodby, MD, Named NKF's Donald W. Seldin Award Winner
From National Kidney Foundation "Nephrology is my calling; teaching is my passion," Dr. Roger Rodby. Note from National Kidney...
Feb 144 min read
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Donar para Vivir: Como Proteger lo que mas Importa
Mira ahora: La historia del coordinador de extensión de NKFI, Gerardo Huerta. Habló sobre sus comienzos en los EE. UU., los problemas de...
Jan 31 min read
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Citizen Newspaper Group: Community comes out to Celebrate Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network Chatham’s Jackie D. Lynch Building site of open house
From The Citizen Newspaper Group Community comes out to Celebrate Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network Chatham’s Jackie D. Lynch...
Nov 26, 20244 min read
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Salud Renal y Mas en Chicago: Noviembre 2024
En el segundo episodio de 'Salud Renal y Más en Chicago', Gerardo Huerta conversa con la cirujana de trasplantes Angelica Pérez-Gutiérrez...
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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Loyola University Medicine: Holly Mattix-Kramer receives prestigious Harold & Molly Schwartz Founders' Award from National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
From Loyola University Medicine Holly Mattix-Kramer, MD, professor of public health sciences in the Parkinson School of Health Sciences...
Nov 14, 20241 min read
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2024 Gift of Life Gala Update
We are so grateful to all of the attendees, sponsors, supporters, and honorees for helping us make the 39th annual Gift of Life Gala on...
Nov 8, 20241 min read
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NBC5 Chicago: ‘KidneyMobile' offering free screenings for Illinois residents
From NBC5 LeeAnn Trotter
Nov 8, 20241 min read
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WGN-TV: National Kidney Foundation of Illinois celebrates 75th anniversary
From WGN-TV By Gabriel Castillo CHICAGO — The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois supports over 60,000 patients and people at risk of...
Oct 28, 20241 min read
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