Dialysis firms try to strong-arm Gov. Newsom into vetoing a bill capping their profits. Giraldo Garcia, left, is aided by a technician at a DaVita dialysis center in Inglewood, Calif.

Learn what an AV fistula is, why you might need one before dialysis, how it's created, and what the risks are. ... This joins the brachial artery and the basilic vein in your upper arm.

I have always been taught that the affected arm should not be accessed. However, if both extremities are excluded due to shunts, available IV access is a huge challenge. — Peggy Guin, PhD, ARNP ...

Unfiltered blood that is high in urea is taken from a blood vessel in the arm, mixed with blood thinners or an anti-coagulant to prevent clotting, and pumped into the dialysis machine.

DaVita Kidney Care, the dialysis arm of DaVita HealthCare Partners, is entering a joint venture kidney-care specialty hospital chain in northeastern China that the Denver-based company says is the ...

FRANKFURT, Dec 7 (Reuters) - German healthcare group Fresenius cut its medium-term guidance late on Thursday hurt by lower profit expectations at its dialysis arm FMC and its clinics chain Helios ...

Arm warmers have found their way to Fresenius Kidney Care in Robbinsdale, which has approximately 110 patients, DaVita St. Louis Park Dialysis Center and Hennepin Healthcare. Treatments but no cure ...

Gmyrek's sister is on dialysis, and she shared that the treatment can leave people feeling extremely cold. Gmyrek's pattern for an arm warmer covers the hands and forearms, leaving open the part ...