An arteriovenous (AV) fistula connects an artery to a vein in your arm. This provides a stronger access point for the needles from a hemodialysis machine. If you have end stage kidney disease (ESKD), ...

Starting dialysis can be a significant transition in someone's life, impacting both their physical routine and emotional well-being. “This can be a very difficult process for our patients,” says ...

UCSF researchers have designed a model filtration system that could offer a new approach to treating patients suffering from end-stage renal disease, potentially removing the need for a clinic-based ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will cut short a big experiment to try and change the way dialysis is done in ...

ELK GROVE, Calif. — Toni Sherwin is actually looking forward to the procedure that will relocate her dialysis port from her chest to her arm, which will be easier to keep dry. Since she started ...

Mr Lim Chee Meng, 55, undergoing kidney dialysis at The National Kidney Foundation Aljunied Centre on Nov 1. SINGAPORE - Mr Lim Chee Meng, 55, dreads his thrice weekly kidney dialysis sessions at The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers asked the nephrologists and nurses questions about ideal features, barriers and design parameters, ...

HOUSTON — A supply shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic is putting some of the population's most vulnerable at risk. Kidney patients who rely on dialysis say their treatments are being cut short.