For an elderly patient facing end-stage kidney disease, the default answer has long been dialysis. But a new study by ...

A study examined the role of nephrologist-dialysis facility relationships in shaping patient trajectories in the period leading up to dialysis initiation for kidney failure.

CAPD and APD can both be done in the patient’s home, negating the need to travel to a dialysis centre. NEARLY 56,000 Malaysians suffer from end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), a condition under which a ...

While the world came together on March 12 to observe World Kidney Day, the entire month of March serves as Kidney Awareness Month—a vital window to reflect on the innovations transforming renal care.

SINGAPORE – The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is stepping up its push for home-based peritoneal dialysis (PD) by launching a three-year initiative to raise public awareness of the treatment, in ...

Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung on Monday (March 23) witnessed the launch of a new initiative which will see about 300 new peritoneal dialysis patients benefit from enhanced ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. PD adoption has been limited by an increased focus on Kt ...

Despite unparalleled potential, the field of nephrology has been characterized by a profound “innovation desert.” For a clinician-scientist, the modern dialysis unit should be an ideal research ...

Icodextrin use in patients with CHF on peritoneal dialysis is associated with more favorable cardiovascular and kidney outcomes. Icodextrin use in peritoneal dialysis patients with congestive heart ...

Dialysis is a procedure that helps filter and clean your blood when your kidneys are unable to do so effectively. There are two types of dialysis. Hemodialysis involves the use of a dialysis machine ...

Chicago medical device startup Simergent received federal clearance for a home dialysis machine that costs up to 70% less than competing devices and aims to reduce the complexity that has limited ...

Black and Latino patients are disproportionately affected by end-stage renal disease and face significant disparities in treatment, with underuse of peritoneal dialysis and higher conversion rates ...