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MEI Offers Free Movie About Dialysis Options

MADISON, Wis.—In response to popular demand, the 3-minute multi-media movie called "Let's Talk About...Dialysis Options" is now available on DVD. ...More
May 23, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
Socializing Between Professionals and Patients Improves Patient Health

WASHINGTON—General discussion about lifestyle may be effective in stabilizing and improving lab values, according to new research presented at the National Kidney Foundation’s Spring Clinical Meetings. ...More
May 15, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Fish Oil Study for Dialysis Grafts Inconclusive

OTTAWA, Ontario—For patients with a new synthetic arteriovenous graft for hemodialysis vascular access, taking fish oil every day led to a mix of negative and positive results, a randomized trial showed. ...More
May 2, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Hospitalization Risk for Infections Higher with PD

ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND—Patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) are at 51 percent higher risk of being hospitalized for infections than those receiving hemodialysis (HD), according to findings presented at the Canadian Society of Nephrology annual meeting. ...More
April 30, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Rockwell Medical Completes Enrollment in PRIME Clinical Study

WIXOM, Mich.—Rockwell Medical announced today that it has completed patient enrollment in its PRIME clinical study, which is designed to investigate the reduction in the need for erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESA) in hemodialysis patients receiving Soluble Ferric ...More
April 30, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
No Improvement for Kidney Failure Patients' Survival with Hemodiafiltration

Washington—A technique that removes additional toxins during dialysis does not improve kidney failure patients’ survival or heart health, but intense treatments may provide a benefit, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society ...More
April 27, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Study to Improve Bloodstream Infection Detection

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Dialysis Clinic, Inc., (DCI) is partnering with local nephrology practice groups, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDOH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve detection of bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients. ...More
April 9, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Females on Dialysis May Experience Sexual Problems

WASHINGTON—The vast majority of female kidney failure patients on dialysis may experience sexual problems, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). ...More
April 6, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
DaVita's PD Advisor Featured at National Summit

DENVER—During the first-ever National Home Dialysis Summit that was held in Washington, DC on Thursday, March 29, Dr. Mark Shapiro, DaVita's national peritoneal dialysis advisor, spoke about home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. ...More
March 30, 2012
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Diversity and Dialysis

Several years ago, Vanderbilt University’s School of Nursing presented a program in which nurses discussed “the impact of diversity on the healthcare system.” They traced the demographics of underrepresented patients and their rise in the U.S. population. ...More
March 29, 2012
Posted in Articles, Practice Management