Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dialysis is the treatment in which blood is filtered to rid it of harmful wastes, extra salt and water. This ...

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), ...

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TAUNTON — During Taunton resident Roshanda Turner’s second pregnancy in 2012, her obstetrician informed her that her kidneys were having problems. Turner said they didn’t provide more details, except ...

LOS ANGELES, CA — California voters can be forgiven a sense of deja vu, having voted down a law governing dialysis clinics just two years ago. But the 2018 measure and this year's Proposition 23 are ...

What aspects of infant dialysis need specific consideration? Although many of the principles of dialysis are the same in infants as they are in the older child, there are significant differences, some ...

A leading U.S. senator is calling on federal regulators to share the results of an investigation into the dialysis industry, ...

Proposition 23, a California ballot measure centered around dialysis clinic regulations, is seemingly one of the least politically charged propositions facing voters this November, yet interest groups ...

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