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 ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Hypokalemia is very common in peritoneal dialysis patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a peritoneal dialysate with a high concentration of potassium ...

A leading U.S. senator is calling on federal regulators to share the results of an investigation into the dialysis industry, where critics say a "duopoly" has compromised the quality of critical, ...

Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about ...

HOUSTON — For patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring dialysis, a conservative strategy of administering dialysis only when deemed necessary by metabolic or clinical indications led to a ...

Justin Pham had dropped 40 pounds without trying. The 29-year-old e-commerce manager was sneaking naps at work, barely eating, and gasping for breath walking from his car to the office. Even his urine ...

Weaning patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) from dialysis while they are still hospitalized may save them from remaining on the treatment for the rest of their lives, according to a new study led ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) —According to the American Kidney Fund, over half a million Americans are currently on dialysis for kidney failure. Treatment is needed three times per week and can take three ...

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 ...

Researchers at London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and Western University's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry have launched a clinical trial that is evaluating a new type ...