April 1, 2009 — Extended hemodialysis using a high-cutoff dialyzer (HCO-HD) appears to improve outcomes in multiple myeloma patients with dialysis-dependent renal failure, according to the results of ...

Overlook Medical Center, part of Atlantic Health System, has unveiled the WavelinQ, a device that offers a new, non-surgical way to prepare patients for dialysis. According to Overlook officials, it ...

CINCINNATI, July 3 (UPI) -- A Cincinnati-area woman has become the first U.S. patient to undergo a new procedure designed to keep a dialysis graft from clogging. The unidentified 49-year-old woman ...

An arteriovenous fistula (AV fistula) is a connection created between an artery and a vein. People with end-stage kidney disease often need an AV fistula in their arm as a way to provide access for ...

Elderly patients with kidney failure may not gain the same benefits from what's considered the gold standard for accessing the blood for dialysis compared with younger patients, according to a new ...

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

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) continues its slow march toward equal popularity within the nephrology community. In most areas of the United States, it is still the minority to the behemoth that is ...

DETROIT (WWJ) --A team of physicians at DMC Harper University Hospital announced yesterday that it has successfully treated several patients with a new high-tech "vascular graft" that significantly ...