SAN FRANCISCO — It was during some of the darkest days of the pandemic — November 2020 — when Melissa Lawson, then 36, was helicoptered from an emergency room in Santa Rosa, Calif., to a hospital here ...

Dialysis is typically performed in a hospital or clinical dialysis center, where a patient’s blood is drawn through an access point, filtered through a dialysis machine, and then returned to the body.

Dialysis at home takes discipline, skill, will and support. By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Mary Epp awoke from a deep sleep to the shrill sound of her dialysis machine’s alarm. Something was ...

As blood in the peritoneal capillaries comes into contact with dialysate in the peritoneal cavity, solutes in the blood diffuse into the dialysate. The osmotic gradient created by glucose in the ...

This past year, three sheep in Canada have been wearing their kidneys on their sleeves. Or more aptly, in jackets on their fluffy backs. These three sheep are part of an ongoing animal study run by ...

As community disadvantage increases, access to dialysis facilities decreases, according to a research letter published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Yu-Chu Shen, Ph.D., from the Department ...

A loved one of mine has had kidney problems for his whole life. He’s now on the transplant list, and his kidney function is very low. But he continues to avoid dialysis, saying that he’s not ready for ...

Dialysis, while life-sustaining for kidney failure patients, presents numerous side effects impacting well-being. Common issues include low blood pressure, muscle cramps, itchy skin, and persistent ...

Bijou Phillips has reportedly been rushed to hospital and placed on dialysis as she awaits a life-saving kidney transplant.

Freeman Health System’s Nephrology and Dialysis Center at Freeman Hospital East and Freeman’s Outpatient Dialysis in Webb City both earned Golden Q awards, recognizing dialysis facilities that "go ...