Kidney disease impacts millions globally. Two main treatments, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, offer life-saving ...

Initiating dialysis at a higher level of kidney function was linked to lower patient survival, however. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of JASN, suggest that asymptomatic children with ...

Millions of kidney patients face the same unchanging ritual, four hours a day, three days a week hooked to a dialysis machine. A Bay Area startup believes it can streamline that experience. They ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Try to imagine being a healthy high school student, and out of the blue one day you're in liver failure so bad you may only have days to live without a transplant. That ...

Two liver dialysis machines made by Fresenius Medical Care and Gambro don't extend the lives of patients with liver failure, according to studies presented at the International Liver Congress in ...

A less intensive dialysis strategy is feasible for stable patients with acute kidney injury, but warrants further testing. A conservative vs conventional approach to hemodialysis may help ...

Hundreds of patients in hospitals across Metro Detroit are now dependent upon life-saving dialysis machines after their kidneys were damaged in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. Doctors know the ...