A recent study from National Taiwan University Hospital shows that apixaban, a blood-thinning medication, can help prevent blood clots in dialysis patients after a procedure to clear blocked ...

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Avoiding or limiting foods high in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus when you have kidney disease can help slow or stop disease progression. You'll also need to restrict protein unless you're on ...

I have recently been advised to undergo peritoneal dialysis, which is done at home. However, my insurance provider has informed me that dialysis is only covered if done in a hospital, with a ...

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An excellent case study is end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a disease mostly treated with dialysis, primarily funded by Medicare, and heavily regulated. (More than 70 percent of patients with ESRD ...

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A team of six hospital staff ran the Derby 10K while pushing a 70kg (154lb) dialysis machine. The old machine, nicknamed "Dougie", was used at Sunday's event to raise awareness of kidney failure ...

DODOMA: In a bid to reduce the cost of kidney dialysis treatment in the country, the Tanzanian government has distributed more than 100 dialysis machines, along with the necessary reagents, to various ...

Target-range hemoglobin levels were maintained over 1 year in patients on dialysis switching from the long-acting ESA to thrice-weekly vadadustat. Vadadustat is noninferior to methoxy polyethylene ...

Figure 1. Cause of death in prevalent dialysis patients in the United States, 2005 to 2007. 1 AMI indicates acute myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure; CVA, cerebrovascular accident.