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A new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study published in The Lancet in November 20251, shows that the impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has substantially increased over the past three decades.

The Kidney Foundation launched their annual Kidney 50/50 raffle in Ontario just in time for the holiday season.

Protecting the long-term health of their heart and kidneys is a major challenge for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Luckily, findings from the SUGARNSALT project demonstrate medications that can help with this.

This year (2025) marks a huge milestone for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.

For the third year in a row, the kidney community rallied together in a big way across the province raising over $1,182,000, crushing this year’s goal of $900,000.

Shining a spotlight on the extraordinary volunteers who fuel its mission, The Kidney Foundation of Canada recently took the opportunity to laud these effects during its Annual Virtual Recognition Awards.

KRESCENT is Canada’s elite kidney health research training program – supporting the next generation of kidney health researchers for the past 20 years.

You are passionate about people, you are looking for a way to help, this one is for you!

Health Canada has approved Ozempic (semaglutide) for people living with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada Southern Alberta Branch is proud to share that their Kidney March videography team at PT3 Entertainment has won a Communicator Award of Distinction for their work titled “A Taste of Kidney March”.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada stands firm for every Canadian living with or at risk of kidney disease – no matter who they are, where they live, or where they are on their kidney journey.

When Ronald Frank Chapman—known affectionately to his family and community as “Papa”—began showing signs of illness in late 2018, he had no idea he was living with kidney disease.