ASN Press Releases: 2026
Latest Release: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES LAUNCH $4M KIDNEYX EMPOWER PRIZE CHALLENGE TO BOOST LIVING KIDNEY DONATION
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is launching the 2026 KidneyX EMPOWER Prize Challenge, a new $4 million national prize competition to accelerate innovation in support of living kidney donors and the people with kidney diseases whose lives depend on them. The competition, slated to open on April 15, invites submissions from a wide range of participants, including patients, living donors, caregivers, health care professionals, researchers, technology and digital health companies, engineers, and entrepreneurs.
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- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY HEALTH POLICY SCHOLAR PROVIDES TESTIMONY AT HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARING ON IMPROVING KIDNEY HEALTH THROUGH BETTER PREVENTION AND INNOVATIVE TREATMENT
Today, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) testified before the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health hearing on Improving Kidney Health through Better Prevention and Innovative Treatment.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY OFFERS NEW KIDNEY HEALTH GUIDANCE ON CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT IN PEOPLE WITH KIDNEY FAILURE
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) today released its latest Kidney Health Guidance (KHG): Conservative Management in People with Kidney Failure, in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The new KHG, and companion Executive Summary, provides evidence-based support for the core components of the conservative management care pathway, including customized CKD care to align with a person's values and goals, symptom management, and navigation of care transitions through the end of life.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY CALLS ON CONGRESS TO ADVANCE CRITICAL KIDNEY HEALTH RESEARCH AND SUPPORT LIVING DONORS
Today, leaders from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) are meeting with their congressional delegations to urge bipartisan support for critical kidney health priorities that can accelerate research, transform care, expand access to transplantation, and strengthen support for living donors.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY CELEBRATES NEW LEGISLATION TO EXPAND SUPPORT FOR LIVING DONORS
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) celebrates the introduction of the Expanding Support for Living Donors Act of 2026, legislation that would bolster and expand support for living organ donors.
Monday, March 9, 2026 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY VOICES SUPPORT FOR STATUTE GALVANIZING ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR LIVING DONORS
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.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 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