Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New evidence of the benefits of home dialysis for kidney patients
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have found more evidence of the benefits of home dialysis for patients with kidney failure.
Jun 21, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Noninvasive device could benefit patients with kidney disease, congestive heart failure, or dehydration
For patients with kidney failure who need dialysis, removing fluid at the correct rate and stopping at the right time is critical. This typically requires guessing how much water to remove and carefully monitoring the patient ...
Jul 24, 2019
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Student team invents device to cut dialysis risk
Johns Hopkins University graduate students have invented a device to reduce the risk of infection, clotting and narrowing of the blood vessels in patients who need blood-cleansing dialysis because of kidney failure.
Jun 28, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study examines symptom burden before and after starting dialysis in older adults
In a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) that included older adults with kidney failure, symptoms related to their condition worsened in the year before patients started dialysis, ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Study: Dialysis 3 times weekly might not be enough
A major study challenges the way diabetics and others with failing kidneys have been treated for half a century, finding that three-times-a-week dialysis to cleanse the blood of toxins may not be enough.
Sep 21, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Psychiatric illnesses are common in adults and children with kidney failure
New research indicates that psychiatric illnesses are common in children and adults with kidney failure, and hospitalizations for such illnesses are associated with a higher risk of early death in adults. The findings, which ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Standing in for a kidney, MXene materials could give dialysis patients the freedom to move
For more than 3 million people around the world, kidney failure is a life-altering diagnosis, if not a life-threatening one. While about 17 percent of people in the U.S. with end-stage kidney disease are now getting transplants, ...
Nov 5, 2018
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Mayo Clinic makes kidney and pancreas transplant available to HIV-infected patients
Mayo Clinic in Florida is now offering kidney and pancreas transplants to HIV positive patients with advanced kidney disease and diabetes. Evidence is now solid that HIV-positive patients have the same favorable outcome in ...
Dec 6, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
HbA1C test for glucose monitoring poorly predictive in dialysis patients
The gold standard long-term glucose monitoring test for patients with diabetes proved to be of limited value in dialysis patients, according to a new study at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
May 31, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why are many dialysis patients readmitted to the hospital soon after discharge?
A new analysis found that nearly one-quarter of dialysis patients who are admitted to the hospital are readmitted soon after discharge, often for a diagnosis that is different than the one that led to the initial hospitalization. ...
Sep 28, 2017
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