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JDRF Awards $9 Million US for Phase 3 Type 1 Diabetes Kidney Disease Clinical Trial, Joins The Kidney Foundation of Canada in Driving Research to Treat Kidney Disease

The Kidney Foundation of Canada would like to congratulate Dr Lisa Robinson on her appointment as the Dean of the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Are you up to date on your vaccines?

Dr. Andrey Cybulsky, a professor of medicine and a clinician scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), has received The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Medal for Research Excellence for his outstanding contributions to the field of kidney research.

Read tips on how kidney patients can prepare for falls, bad weather conditions, flu shots, and skin care in winter.

Still time to donate to Giving Tuesday

Beyond the changing colours and prospect of flakes of snow, the cooler temperatures also mark the start of cold and flu season.

The kidney community stepped up across Ontario this September for The Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Walk.  Participants raised over $966,000, crushing the $725,000 goal, to invest in high-caliber research and crucial support programs to support people living with kidney disease and their loved ones.

Dr. James Scholey was presented The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Medal for Research Excellence at a reception that took place on September 20 at The Faculty Club, University of Toronto.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada would not be the robust organization that it is today without the outstanding contributions of our community.

ONTARIO – This fall across Ontario, the kidney community will unite in support of their loved ones living with kidney disease at the annual Kidney Walk.

Research holds the key to better treatments, health, and quality of life.