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There’s so much happening in the PKD world — from important advancements in research and science to updates in critical legislation and information about how to manage your health. We got you covered right here.

Keep up to date on the latest news in PKD research and on the progress we are making, hear about important legislation that affects the PKD community, and learn about our education and fundraising events.

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Washington summary June 2017

Health Care Reform On May 24, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) advised Congress that the U.S. House of Representatives’ health care reform bill (H.R. 1628) would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 23 million. The Senate continues to work […]

Otsuka announces preliminary results of Phase 3 data on tolvaptan

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka) has released its preliminary results from an additional Phase 3 clinical trial of tolvaptan in adult patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Primary and key secondary endpoints were positive for tolvaptan vs. placebo […]

PKD Foundation awards fellowships to promising PKD researchers

To move us forward in finding treatments, the Foundation has selected four outstanding researchers as recipients of the 2017 PKD Foundation Fellowships. The fellowships recognize early-career scientists whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars – the next generation […]

Live a fuller life

There’s hope after a PKD diagnosis and you don’t have to do it alone. Together, we are a strong community that supports one another so we can find hope and live our best lives with PKD. Voices of PKD is a collection of inspiring stories that tell the story of PKD.

Nell GustavsonVoices of PKD

I was diagnosed with PKD in 1987 at the age of 27. This was not a big surprise for me, especially since my father, grandmother and aunt all had the disease. The surprise was who donated a kidney to me—my niece, Liz, whom my older sister had placed for adoption at birth!

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This is such an exciting time for PKD science! Advancements in PKD research are bountiful and we have the scoop to keep you up to date.