FDA issues a complete response letter for oxylanthanum carbonate, a treatment for hyperphosphatemia in patients with chronic ...

Mum-of-three is a prisoner in her own bedroom for over 15 hours a week hooked up to a dialysis machine while she waits for a ...

Most people on dialysis use hemodialysis, but peritoneal dialysis may be an equally effective option. Learn the pros and cons of each and what factors to consider.

Dialysis complications If a patient doesn’t eat/drink what they should, and they don’t stick to their dialysis schedule, problems can occur quickly [11].

Also hard? Building a dialysis machine that is safe, portable, and easy to use. It’s one of the reasons dialysis technology has changed little since Himmelfarb first donned a white coat in 1983.

What if kidney dialysis was portable? AWAK Technologies’ wearable PD device enters trials, promising freedom and comfort for end-stage kidney patients.

Dialysis termination can be deadly, she says—patients are usually too sick and ill-equipped to fight—and the disproportionate impacts on Black patients make it discriminatory.

Hurricane Helene devastated a North Carolina facility that produces peritoneal dialysis fluid, which is used by about 80,000 people nationally ...

Kidney failure occurs when the kidneys work at less than 15% of their normal function. If left untreated, kidney failure can ...

An arteriovenous fistula (AV fistula) is a crucial lifeline for people undergoing hemodialysis. It is a surgical connection made between an artery and a vein, usually in the arm, which allows easy ...