Hemodialysis (HD) is a life-saving treatment for more than 1,700,000 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage V. Every year the HD population becomes increasingly older (average age: 75 years) ...

THE ISSUE HAVE TO SAY. IT IS A SEVERELY REGULATED PROCESS THAT KEEPS ME ALIVE. DIALYSIS PATIENT DUANE COX HAS BEEN LIVING WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SINCE HE WAS A TEEN DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY FAILURE 13 ...

Dialysis is typically performed in a hospital or clinical dialysis center, where a patient’s blood is drawn through an access point, filtered through a dialysis machine, and then returned to the body.

Dialysis is a procedure that helps filter and clean your blood when your kidneys are unable to do so effectively. There are two types of dialysis. Hemodialysis involves the use of a dialysis machine ...

A home hemodialysis machine developed by Manchester—based DEKA Research & Development will be tested in a clinical trial involving a kidney care company based in Austin, Texas. The nonprofit Satellite ...