The American Heart Association (AHA) is throwing their support behind a new initiative to increase the use of home dialysis in patients with advanced kidney disease. In a scientific statement ...

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Medical Care, the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, today presented its advances in home dialysis solutions ...

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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Access to home or evening dialysis was associated with a 6% to 10% higher employment rate. Barriers to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The legislation would also ensure that all kidney patients are educated about home dialysis options early in ...

End stage kidney disease is a life-changing diagnosis, and among the many disruptions it brings is dialysis. The blood-cleansing process is complex, expensive, and time-consuming. It usually requires ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dialyze Direct, the nation’s leading provider of home hemodialysis services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), is pleased to announce that it has completed its ...

Animal-to-human transplants – or xenotransplantation – is raising hopes among patients who can’t obtain healthy organs from other humans. Surgeons in March performed the world’s first successful ...

Kidney failure patients should have the option of undergoing dialysis from the comfort of their own homes on a schedule that allows them to keep their jobs, rather than enduring four-hour sessions at ...

Rising Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and ESRD; Increasing Preference for Home-Based Dialysis; Advancements in ...

Chronic kidney disease, already a problem affecting millions of Americans, is only expected to become more prevalent as the country ages. For those with end-stage disease, a transplant is the ideal ...