ASN Press Releases: 2026
Latest Release: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY VOICES SUPPORT FOR STATUTE GALVANIZING ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR LIVING DONORS
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) applauds the forthcoming markup of the Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 by the Senate Committee on Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions (HELP) on Thursday, February 26, 2026. This legislation aims to eliminate known barriers to living donation—the optimal form of therapy for most people with kidney failure—by galvanizing key protections in statute.
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- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY COMMENDS KIDNEY HEALTH CHAMPIONS UPON ENACTMENT OF THE HONOR OUR LIVING DONORS (HOLD) ACT
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) commends Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Representative Jay Obernolte (R-CA) for their leadership enacting the Honor Our Living Donors (HOLD) Act on February 3, 2026—legislation that will improve financial support for living donors.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - SAMIR M. PARIKH, MD, FASN, NAMED PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) today announced that Samir M. Parikh, MD, FASN has become the society's president on January 1, 2026. Dr. Parikh succeeds Dr. Prabir Roy-Chaudhury who led ASN in 2025
Thursday, January 1, 2026