Artificial Kidney With Bioreactor Promises to Free Patients From Dialysis by Allowing Cells To Perform Urinary Functions

Medicine & Technology Aug 30, 2023

A team of experts are working on a new approach of treating kidney failure which can one day free patients from dialysis or taking harsh drugs. Learn more about it in this article.

Over 10,000 Uninsured Patients in Texas Seek Annual Dialysis

Mar 04, 2020

University of Texas Health Science Center's Julianna West and colleagues utilized the 2017 Texas Emergency Data Set to describe visits to the emergency department for hemodialysis among both the insured and uninsured adults.

Increasing Death Rates For Older Adults Starting Dialysis

Apr 22, 2019

New evidence will help patients and families cope with what lies ahead

Apixaban, Alternative To Warfarin Which Can Prevent Strokes In Patients Undergoing Dialysis

Mar 17, 2017

With the latest finding of the doctors from the Jewish General Hospital at McGill University in Canada, an alternative to warfarin was found which can actually lower the risk of having strokes among dialysis patients.

Kidney Failure Requiring Dialysis: Twofold Result Of Sickle Cell Trait

Mar 13, 2017

Sickle cell trait was reported to have been associated to cause kidney failure requiring dialysis.