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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

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

When your life is on the line, how do you start the conversation for help… especially with people you don’t know? It’s been a Triad

Fish Oil Benefit for Dialysis Grafts Unclear For patients with a new synthetic arteriovenous graft for hemodialysis vascular access, taking fish oil every day led