Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers study palliative care preferences of Latinos on dialysis

The cultural values of Latinos have a major impact on their palliative care preferences and healthcare providers should be sensitive to their perspectives, according to a research letter by physicians at the University of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Obesity protects dialysis patients with chronic inflammation

A high body mass index (BMI) is linked to longer survival terms for several chronic serious diseases. A large European epidemiological study now shows that the protective effect does not apply to all patients with a high ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Racial disparities exist in end-of-life care for dialysis patients

While end-of-life care in hospice settings is growing rapidly in the United States, substantial, unexplained racial disparities exist among dialysis patients. The findings come from a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney ...

Cardiology

Study: Protecting dialysis patients from sudden cardiac death

When people with end-stage kidney disease start dialysis, a treatment that filters the blood to rid the body of harmful waste, extra salt and water, they are at high risk of sudden cardiac death. Researchers at the University ...

Other

A breakthrough in hemodialysis technology

Universitätsmedizin Berlin have developed a biophysical treatment method that allows up to 50 percent more toxins to be removed from the blood of dialysis patients. Use of this technology may result in patients with kidney ...

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