Hispanic, Latino, and non-Hispanic Black Americans on dialysis for end-stage kidney disease have a higher risk of developing life-threatening bloodstream infections, a new report says. And those ...

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 ...

A survey of 1,621 U.S. dialysis patients shows that although peritoneal dialysis (PD) had been discussed with 61% of those individuals, only 10.9% of the informed patients chose this dialysis method.

Within the first month postinsertion, there were no significant intergroup differences in terms of infection complication rates or noninfection complication rates. (HealthDay News) — Similar ...

Kidney failure affects millions worldwide, and the number keeps rising. Each year, the global population of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) grows by about 5 to 7%. This condition leads to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A study of patients from eight European countries showed lower mortality when using high-dose hemodiafiltration ...

While older patients with chronic kidney failure who opt to start dialysis show a modest survival benefit over those choosing only medical management, an important trade-off is lengthier time spent in ...

Dialysis for patients with kidney failure involves drawing blood from the patient, cleaning it in a device called a dialyzer, and then returning it through a different needle or tube. The team ...

There are two main types of dialysis to replace kidney function when kidneys fail. In Singapore, hemodialysis (HD) is more ...

A new technology studied at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) Veterinary Medical Park is making giving dialysis to patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) ...