Medically reviewed by Mary Josephine Hessert, DO Hemodialysis uses a machine to filter your blood when your kidneys are failing.In peritoneal dialysis, dialysis solution absorbs wastes from your body, ...

The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is introducing new dialysis technology to treat infants with kidney failure. The Cardio-Renal Pediatric Dialysis Emergency Machine, called ...

Hemodialysis is a procedure where excess fluids and waste products are filtered from the blood. It is done externally using a machine called a dialyzer. Millions of people in America have received a ...

An increasing number of people with kidney disease are turning to home dialysis. Not only does this practice save patients hassle and time, but studies are finding that those who do home dialysis also ...

Patients on kidney dialysis now have another option -- a portable machine than can go almost anywhere. Joyce and Ken Eiler had to give up on traveling to dog shows with their prize-winning Samoyeds ...

I saw an article this week on the MIT Technology Review Web site about a liver dialysis machine that Mayo Clinic is working on. It sounds pretty innovative. Nothing like this is in use now, but other ...

FORT BRAGG, NC – The Department of Medicine Nephrology Service at Womack Army Medical Center are pushing the limits of what can be done to treat dialysis patients in a field environment. This ...