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Death toll from contaminated infant IV feeding bags in Mexico rises to 17

Authorities in Mexico said Tuesday that a total of 17 children have died in central Mexico from suspected contamination of IV feeding bags after four more deaths were confirmed.

Dec 10, 2024

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Kidney patients' lives could be saved by international change to donor policies

Thousands of kidney disease patients' lives could be saved around the world each year if countries adopted the UK's rules on organ donation, new research has revealed.

Nov 14, 2024

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Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care

When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend and a social worker.

Oct 29, 2024

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AI model predicts patients at most risk of complication during treatment for advanced kidney failure

Artificial intelligence experts and health care professionals in Portsmouth have come together to help prevent a common and painful complication in advanced kidney failure treatment.

Oct 23, 2024

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Varying dialysate calcium dosage not tied to differences in all-cause, cardiovascular mortality

There are no significant differences in all-cause or cardiovascular mortality with the prescription of dialysate calcium 1.50 versus 1.25 mmol/L for patients undergoing hemodialysis, according to a study published online ...

Oct 18, 2024

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Understanding the complexity of the kidney dialysis cohort

Dialysis patients experience a range of physical and mental symptoms that interact and influence one another. In her doctoral research, psychologist Judith Tommel wants to find the optimum approach to help these dialysis ...

Oct 15, 2024

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Florida hospitals and health care facilities in Hurricane Milton's path prepare for the worst

Hospitals and other health care facilities on Florida's Gulf Coast—still reeling from Hurricane Helene—are now revving up for Hurricane Milton.

Oct 9, 2024

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Study looks at impact of peritoneal dialysis on thyroid function

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) have significantly higher thyroxine (T4) concentrations than hemodialysis (HD) patients and higher free T4 (FT4) concentrations at 12 and 24 months, according to a study published ...

Sep 23, 2024

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Artificial pancreas shows promise in people with type 1 diabetes on kidney dialysis

Automated insulin delivery systems have, for the first time, been tested for people with type-one diabetes and end-stage kidney disease. The results found that they were safe and able to offer improvements in managing the ...

Sep 12, 2024

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New method predicts worsening of chronic kidney disease

Researchers from Aarhus University have developed a new method to predict which patients with chronic kidney failure are at risk of losing kidney function over time. The method is based on an analysis of acid-base balances ...