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Essay Contest for Kidney Patients

GLENDALE, Calif.—The Renal Support Network (RSN), a nonprofit, patient-focused, patient-run organization that provides nonmedical services to those affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), encourages people with kidney ...read more

Travel on Dialysis

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page,” said Augustine of Hippo. For many, travel provides an expanded world view and a great deal of joy. For many hemodialysis patients, travel seems ...read more

2013 RPA Meeting

If you missed the three-day, 2013 Renal Physician Association conference held in New Orleans, Renal Business Today was there and has the highlights available at your fingertips in the latest digital issue. Renal ...read more

Venous Needle Dislodgement

Venous needle dislodgement (VND) occurs when a venous needle dislodges from a patient's vascular access during hemodialysis treatment. This report discusses VND severity and presents best practices and other solutions to ...read more

A Recipe Guide to Lowering Salt Intake

Whether you are a kidney disease patient or a non-kidney patient, it is important to keep your kidneys as healthy as possible by following a low-sodium diet. Did you know that for a healthy individual over the age of 50, a ...read more

Latest Headlines

Kidney drugs to be covered by private insurers

In the United Kingdom, patients with advanced kidney cancer and private medical insurance will now have access to four drugs on the NHS that were once denied, according to thisismoney.co.uk. ...More
August 19, 2008
Posted in News
Canada revives organ-transplant system

Canada is creating a new organ donation and transplant system. ...More
August 19, 2008
Posted in News
Nepal performs its first kidney transplant

The first successful kidney transplant was performed last Friday in Nepal. ...More
August 19, 2008
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Possible safer alternative to heparin developed

The creation of the first fully synthetic and largest dose of heparin ever made in a lab will be announced on Sunday at the national conference of American Chemical Society. ...More
August 19, 2008
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
NFK opposes AMA's efforts to provide compensation for organ donation

The National Kidney Foundation has gone against the American Medical Association's efforts to lobby congress to permit compensation for organ donation. ...More
August 19, 2008
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
New drug may prevent kidney disease

A drug that may prevent kidney disease and reduce the need for dialysis or transplants among kidney disease suffers has been developed by Australian scientists. ...More
August 19, 2008
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
CDC releases parenteral medication clarification

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released infection control requirements for dialysis facilities and clarification regarding guidance on parenteral medication vials today. (Read more here)Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...More
August 19, 2008
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Court: Baxter monopolized market

The Australian Federal Court ruled that Baxter Healthcare had taken advantage of its market by bundling products it sold to the government. ...More
August 18, 2008
Posted in News, Business
CDC enforces dialysis facility recommendations

Starting October 14, to participate in Medicare, outpatient dialysis facilities must follow certain infection control recommendations. ...More
August 15, 2008
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
LabCorp develops kidney disease prevention software

The world's largest clinical laboratory, LabCorp, and its Chicago-based subsidiary Litholink have developed software that will help guide clinical decision making in patient with chronic kidney disease.The impetus behind the project is to help combat the swelling kidney ...More
August 14, 2008
Posted in Blog