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 ...

For most people, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are equally effective treatments for end stage renal disease. Factors such as your health, preferences, and the costs may influence your final ...

Patients with end‑stage kidney disease who miss hemodialysis sessions have distinct clinical and social risk factors, ...

Dear Doctors: A good friend of our family is on the kidney transplant list and is having hemodialysis. Can you please explain what that entails? My wife and I want to help, but we don’t want to bother ...

Dialysis won’t significantly benefit all seniors with end-stage kidney failure who aren’t eligible for transplant Seniors who started dialysis immediately lived just a little more than a week longer ...

For people going through dialysis, diet is not secondary; it is actually one of the most crucial parts of their whole ...