When it comes to dialysis, one method of accessing the blood to clean it gets championed above the rest. But quite a few specialists say there's not enough evidence to universally support the ...

Hispanic, Latino, and non-Hispanic Black Americans on dialysis for end-stage kidney disease have a higher risk of developing life-threatening bloodstream infections, a new report says. And those ...

The addition of a new type of fluid for use in peritoneal dialysis makes it easier to tolerate and protects the cells in the abdominal cavity. This could make the peritoneum more resilient to harmful ...

Nine out of 10 Americans on dialysis spend long hours at clinics hooked up to blood-cleaning machines, but a survey of new patients released on Tuesday found they preferred a little-used dialysis ...

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A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has warned that the traditional treatment method of thrice a week dialysis may not be enough for those with failed kidneys since the risk ...

A blood test used to determine the health and well-being of dialysis patients produces worryingly inconsistent results depending on which testing method is used, new research reveals. The ...

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 an ...

Dialysis patients who undergo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery have higher in-hospital mortality than those who receive drug-eluting stents (DES), according to a large observational study ...

Chronic pain is common in long-term hemodialysis patients A non-pharmacological treatment with cognitive and behavioral methods helps in pain management The program does not involve medications, ...