Primary care use tied to lower mortality in patients receiving dialysis
Primary care use among patients requiring hemodialysis is associated with lower mortality, according to a study published online in Kidney Medicine.
Feb 26, 2026
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Therapeutics: News and Research on Renal Replacement Therapy
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A new window into hemodialysis: How optical sensors could make treatment safer
For the millions of people living with end-stage kidney disease, hemodialysis is more than a medical procedure, it is a thrice-weekly lifeline that keeps the body's chemistry in balance. Yet even with decades of clinical ...
Feb 9, 2026
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Monthly infusion therapy could make life better for kidney transplant patients
A new study offers hope that kidney transplant patients could one day have a monthly treatment instead of multiple pills every day. The new treatment may also reduce side effects and increase the lifespan of the donor organ. ...
Feb 3, 2026
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New federal plan aims to use more donor organs, improve transplant safety
U.S. health officials unveiled proposed changes to the nation's transplant system, hoping to help more patients get lifesaving organs, even when donations aren't perfect.
Feb 1, 2026
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Dialysis center staff lacking knowledge about transplantation process, analysis reveals
There are significant gaps and variation in knowledge of transplantation processes among dialysis staff, according to a study published in KI Reports. Catherine E. Kelty, Ph.D., from the Indiana University School of Medicine ...
Jan 30, 2026
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Public mistrust linked to drop in deceased donor organ donations and kidney transplants
Organ donations from the recently deceased dropped last year for the first time in over a decade, resulting in fewer kidney transplants, according to an analysis issued Wednesday that pointed to signs of public mistrust in ...
Jan 15, 2026
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Residents in hot, humid regions more likely to have kidney failure
Australians living in consistently hot and humid northern regions are at greater risk of kidney failure than their compatriots in more temperate and less remote locations, researchers have found.
Dec 22, 2025
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Fish oil supplement halves serious cardiovascular events in patients on dialysis, clinical trial finds
A daily fish oil supplement has been shown to significantly reduce serious cardiovascular events in people receiving dialysis for kidney failure. The findings come from a major international clinical trial co-led in Australia ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Culturally tailored intervention improves dialysis care for Hispanic and Latino patients
A randomized trial led by Lilia Cervantes, MD, MSc, professor of hospital medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, has found that a culturally tailored intervention helped achieve a modest reduction ...
Nov 24, 2025
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Sodium bicarbonate fails to boost survival in patients with severe acidemia
Montpellier University Hospital leads a 43-center French effort that reports no reduction in day 90 all-cause mortality with sodium bicarbonate infusion for critically ill adults with severe metabolic acidemia and moderate ...
