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How NKF Got Here: The Fight for Better Kidney Disease Care

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In 1950, Ada and Harry DeBold learned that their infant son had kidney damage from nephrotic syndrome. Today, treatments like dialysis or kidney transplants would give him a chance at life. Back then, these treatments weren’t available.

The DeBolds didn’t give up. Their determination led to the creation of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). 75 years later, NKF continues to revolutionize the fight against kidney disease. Read more: kidney.org/news-stories/how...

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