SIKESTON, Mo. - Most dialysis patients must go into a doctor's office several times a week for the lengthy procedure. However, a Sikeston woman doesn't even leave her home for the process. "It's great ...

In 2014, Amber Pettis felt nauseous and tired. She went to see her doctor because she thought she had a stomach bug. Instead, she learned she had kidney failure, a life-altering disease requiring long ...

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and Vantive, a vital organ therapy company with a 70-year legacy of kidney care ...

Home hemodialysis is associated with decreased risk of several cardiovascular outcomes compared with peritoneal dialysis. Among home dialysis modalities, home hemodialysis (HHD) appears to have a ...

The COVID-19 pandemic may have accelerated the push toward home-based treatments, but that’s been a lasting goal for dialysis provider DaVita Kidney Care. Now, the company is gearing up for the long ...

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Once the patient understands the dialysis procedure, they will be guided on the usage based on individual needs. Various studies have shown that home-care bodes well on the psychological well-being of ...

As our population ages and the number of individuals with complex medical conditions increases, so does the number of people who suffer with kidney function failure: end stage kidney disease (ESRD).

The Korean Society of Kidney (Chairman Park Hyung-cheon, Yonsei University) announced the results of the 「"Effectiveness Assessment Medical Site Survey」 jointly conducted with Nam In-soon of the ...