Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Health literacy, stage 5 kidney disease and hypertension were linked to replacement therapy. After intervention, ...

With deaths and complications among dialysis patients at rates exceeding those of other countries, kidney doctors and patient groups are increasing efforts to improve care for 225,000 Americans. The ...

Kidney disease affects an estimated 35 million Americans, with 90% unaware until it's critical. As DaVita celebrates its 25th ...

COUSHATTA, LA (KSLA) - One man achieved the highest level of education possible, all while he was on dialysis. Bobby Claiborne, 56, spends 4 and a half hours of his Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at ...

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a complex condition marked by a gradual decline in kidney function, which can ultimately ...

Q: My sister is on kidney dialysis and has to limit foods with potassium and phosphorus. It sounds like there is hardly anything she can eat. Do you know of any companies that sell packaged food for ...

A UCLA-led team has developed a machine-learning model that can predict with a high degree of accuracy the short-term survival of dialysis patients on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT). CRRT ...

In the 1960s and through the 1970s, intermittent peritoneal dialysis (PD) was used for the long-term treatment of uremia. The results, however, were disappointing. 1 Three major advances have made ...

Dialysis, a life-saving intervention for end-stage renal disease, has evolved into a highly specialised medical field. The increasing complexity of patient care has led to the emergence of specialised ...

Fast-growing startup Strive Health is teaming up with another disrupter in the kidney care space to expand patient access to home-based hemodialysis services. Strive Health will use Outset Medical’s ...

Hyponatremia at Hemodialysis Initiation Increases Death Risk Only 67% of Black patients on dialysis who responded to an online survey had a nephrologist involved in their care, compared with 97% of ...