Renal Business Today

Home Dialysis

Home dialysis is being used more today to meet the challenge of an increasing kidney disease patient population, as well as to improve the quality of life for the patients. Dialysis providers and healthcare companies are working to improve technology and programs for home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

NxStage Has Strong Start to 2011

NxStage Medical finds itself in a good position moving into the second part of the year having attained record revenues in the first quarter of 2011, continuing its international expansion and learning about positive study results in regards to home hemodialysis. ...More
July 18, 2011 By Keith Chartier
Posted in Articles, Business
Barry Straube Joins NxStage Board of Directors

LAWRENCE, Mass.—Former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) chief medical officer Barry M. Straube, MD, has joined NxStage Medical’s board of directors. ...More
July 12, 2011
Posted in News, Business
Nighttime Home Dialysis Protects Blood Vessels Better

TORONTO— Cells that help protect blood vessels work better in patients who undergo dialysis at home during the night than those who undergo standard daytime dialysis in a hospital, according to a study in the June issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of ...More
June 21, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
NxStage CEO Wins Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Award

LAWRENCE, Mass.—Ernst & Young has named NxStage CEO Jeffrey Burbank its Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 New England Award in the Medical Devices category. ...More
June 20, 2011
Posted in News, Business
Home Dialysis Patient Advocate Receives Kidney Transplant

LAWRENCE, Mass.—Dialysis patient advocate Harvey Wells has successfully undergone a kidney transplant, bringing to a close his four years of frequent home hemodialysis with the NxStage System One. ...More
June 13, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
Home Dialysis Advocate's RV Road Trip

Harvey Wells, 59, of Euless, Texas, has been an advocate for the clinical and quality of life benefits possible with more frequent home hemodialysis with the NxStage System One. Since starting the NxStage therapy, Wells has traveled 60,000 miles across 40 states with his ...More
June 13, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Business, Practice Management
NxStage Revenue Increases 25% in Q1

LAWRENCE, Mass.—NxStage Medical’s revenue increased 25 percent in the first quarter of 2011 to a company record of $50.6 million compared to $40.4 million last year. ...More
May 4, 2011
Posted in News, Business
Australia Approves NxStage System One Home Dialysis Machine

LAWRENCE, Mass.—Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved NxStage Medical’s System One home hemodialysis machine. ...More
May 4, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation
Groups Organize Home Dialysis Congressional Briefing

WASHINGTON—Three renal organizations will hold a special briefing on Capitol Hill for members of Congress and staffers about new developments and studies showing how advancements in home hemodialysis have improved kidney patient health. ...More
May 3, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Study: Daily Dialysis Healthier Than Thrice Weekly

NxStage Medical, Inc., a manufacturer of dialysis products, today commented on study results presented by the Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG) showing daily home hemodialysis with the NxStage System One is associated with reduced mortality and higher survival estimates ...More
April 28, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma