Marlene LeMarr was driving her husband, Terry, to dialysis nearly 40 miles away from their home. It impacted her ability to care for her grandkids, who she helps raise. Home dialysis has allowed ...
According to the American Kidney Fund, over half a million Americans are currently on dialysis for kidney failure. Now an ...
About half a million Americans need dialysis, which cleans toxins from the body when the kidneys can't anymore. It can cost more than $50,000 a year, and takes hours each week at a dialysis center. To ...
SELINSGROVE — Learning how to receive dialysis at home under her own care has improved the quality of life for Susan Groce. “I do it at night while I sleep,” said the Selinsgrove resident who has even ...
Once on HD, always on HD? Many ESRD patients are automatically started on hemodialysis due to late referral. “They get to us so late in the course of their disease,” Dr. Bray explained. “If a patient ...
End stage kidney disease is a life-changing diagnosis, and among the many disruptions it brings is dialysis. The blood-cleansing process is complex, expensive, and time-consuming. It usually requires ...
Chicago medical device startup Simergent received federal clearance for a home dialysis machine that costs up to 70% less ...