April 1, 2009 — Extended hemodialysis using a high-cutoff dialyzer (HCO-HD) appears to improve outcomes in multiple myeloma patients with dialysis-dependent renal failure, according to the results of ...

CINCINNATI, July 3 (UPI) -- A Cincinnati-area woman has become the first U.S. patient to undergo a new procedure designed to keep a dialysis graft from clogging. The unidentified 49-year-old woman ...

An arteriovenous fistula (AV fistula) is a connection created between an artery and a vein. People with end-stage kidney disease often need an AV fistula in their arm as a way to provide access for ...

Dialysis patients using a more traditional home hemodialysis procedure have lower incidence of cardiovascular disease than patients using a less invasive peritoneal catheter for dialysis at home, ...

A Bradenton clinic is offering a new nonsurgical procedure to prepare patients for kidney dialysis. Dr. Jenna Kazil started using the new WavelinQ EndoAVF System in January at the Florida Surgical ...

ST. LOUIS – Those who live with kidney disease may be getting some relief especially if they need dialysis. SSM Health St. Mary`s Hospital is the first hospital in the Midwest to offer a new, ...

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) continues its slow march toward equal popularity within the nephrology community. In most areas of the United States, it is still the minority to the behemoth that is ...

Catholic University Seoul St. Mary's Hospital announced on the 31st that its Nephrology Interventional Nephrology Clinic has achieved 10,000 cases of interventional procedures such as hemodialysis ...