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Two-Day Break from Dialysis Increases Risk

MINNEAPOLIS—Hemodialysis patients are at a heightened risk in the long, 2-day period in between dialysis treatments, according to a study published online Sept. 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). ...More

September 22, 2011

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Starting Dialysis Too Early Can Increase Risk of Death

LONDON, Ontario—Patients who are starting dialysis too early are at an increased risk of death, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. ...More

December 6, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

FDA Considers Limiting Anemia Drug Use for Kidney Disease

Because widely used anemia drugs may double the risk of stroke in patients with kidney disease, the Food and Drug Administration is considering new restrictions on them. On Thursday, the FDA posted a safety review of three medications from Amgen Inc., Epogen, Procrit, and ...More

October 14, 2010

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Former Jackson Memorial Dialysis Patients Get Help

The University of Miami's UHealth, Baptist Health South Florida and Mercy Hospital will help fund one month of dialysis treatments “until a longer-term solution can be found” for approximately 40 dialysis patients who lost support from Jackson Health System. ...More

January 11, 2010

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Intensive Dialysis Doesn’t Improve Mortality in Critically Ill

BOSTON—In critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, treatment with higher-intensity continuous renal-replacement therapy did not reduce mortality at 90 days, according to a study in the Oct. 22 New England Journal of Medicine. ...More

October 23, 2009

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ASN Podcast Discusses Pros and Cons of Using eGFR

WASHINGTON—The American Society of Nephrology has released a podcast discussing the pros and cons of using the estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) to identify people with chronic kidney disease. ...More

September 23, 2009

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New Statistical Method Shows Importance of Dialysis Dose

WASHINGTON—A new approach to statistical analysis may be better suited to study the relationship between higher “dose” of dialysis and survival time for patients with advanced kidney disease, according to a study published online July 30 in the Journal of the American ...More

August 3, 2009

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CMS Yet to Respond to Dialysis Letter Calling for Change

WASHINGTON—More than a month after sending a letter to government representatives outlining the need for change in the way dialysis is delivered in the United States, a number of prominent nephrologists are still waiting for a response. ...More

July 10, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

Grafts Grown from Tissue of Dialysis Patients

PARIS—Dialysis patients have been successfully fitted with blood vessels engineered solely from their own living tissue, according to a study published in The Lancet. ...More

April 29, 2009

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Fresenius Program Reduces Mortality, Hospitalization in Dialysis Patients

CHICAGO—A program that focuses on individualized care for new dialysis patients has reduced mortality rates by nearly half and significantly reduced hospitalization during the first 90 days of treatment, according to Fresenius Medical Care. ...More

April 22, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

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