Hemodialysis is a procedure where excess fluids and waste products are filtered from the blood. It is done externally using a machine called a dialyzer. Millions of people in America have received a ...

In a large observational study of patients receiving home kidney dialysis, home hemodialysis was associated with improvements in key cardiovascular outcomes compared with peritoneal dialysis; however, ...

U.S. Renal Care (USRC), the nation's largest privately held and fastest-growing kidney care provider, remains on the leading edge of kidney care innovation with its announcement of increased ...

Do you know your blood type? It is important information that is used for blood transfusions, but few realize blood types ...

THE success of chronic hemodialysis in terminal renal failure depends on repeated access to blood vessels that will provide a continuous flow of up to 250 to 300 ml. per minute. A technic was ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — New data on clazakizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-6 (IL-6), and home hemodialysis suggest the potential of two ways to reduce the high risk for cardiovascular ...

In this randomized clinical trial, we aimed to determine whether increasing the frequency of in-center hemodialysis would result in beneficial changes in left ventricular mass, self-reported physical ...

Kidney disease affects millions globally, often reducing quality of life and daily functioning. In the United States, about 14% of adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the National ...

For the millions of people living with end-stage kidney disease, hemodialysis is more than a medical procedure, it is a thrice-weekly lifeline that keeps the body's chemistry in balance. Yet even with ...

For adults receiving chronic outpatient hemodialysis, use of a smartphone-based app designed to support fluid intake ...

Kidney disease can cause life to become a real struggle, but with an upgraded hemodialysis lab at the Chinook Regional ...

Hemodialysis is a treatment that performs the job of the kidneys when they stop working properly. During hemodialysis, a machine removes salt, water, and waste products from your blood. The treatment ...