End stage kidney disease is a life-changing diagnosis, and among the many disruptions it brings is dialysis. The blood-cleansing process is complex, expensive, and time-consuming. It usually requires ...

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Though the increasing availability of at-home hemodialysis systems represents a convenient alternative to reporting to the clinic several times a week—allowing patients to undergo the blood-cleaning ...

Peritoneal dialysis is a treatment option for kidney failure that removes waste and excess fluid using the body’s abdominal lining. It can be done at home and is designed to replace some functions of ...

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 ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) —According to the American Kidney Fund, over half a million Americans are currently on dialysis for kidney failure. Treatment is needed three times per week and can take three ...

On March 22, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued revised Guidance and Survey Process for Reviewing Home Dialysis Services in a Nursing Home (Rev QSO-18-24-ESRD) to ...