Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting one of the first studies to examine how patients and families are soliciting living kidney donors on Facebook.
Doctors have been given the power by a court to force a man dying of kidney failure to have dialysis against his will. The man,
New approaches to controlling blood pressure are on the horizon, but ultimately the most powerful step patients can take is to improve their lifestyle, particularly
Chronic kidney disease and ESRD affect more than 2 out of every 1000 people in the United States Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is caused by
The bundled payment system for dialysis services seems to have little affect on the medications nephrologists use to treat bone and metabolism disorders in dialysis
MEI offers free movie about dialysis options In response to popular demand, the 3-minute multi-media movie called “Let’s Talk About…Dialysis Options” is now available on
Damon Brown and Darren Patillo have a lot in common. The two Seattle area residents have battled kidney disease since they were young and are
Leonard Pinkney knew for years that his DNA was against him — he has family history on both sides of diabetes, blood pressure and heart
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Patients on dialysis are subject to much more intensive medical care in the last month of life than are patients dying of cancer or heart
