Hemodialysis (HD) is a life-saving treatment for more than 1,700,000 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage V. Every year the HD population becomes increasingly older (average age: 75 years) ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - There is new research that could help those waiting for a kidney transplant. Dialysis is a process that filters the blood in those living with kidney disease because the kidneys ...

Dialysis centers are facing shortages of the nurses that run the facilities and the technicians who operate the dialysis machines. Using a calculated risk score to monitor hemodialysis vascular access ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dialysis technicians work with the team of doctors, nurses, social workers and dietitians to care for patients.

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.

AS experts emphasise that kidney disease is slated to become a leading cause of death, the Government of Guyana is moving to expand dialysis services across ...