Dear Doctors: A good friend of our family is on the kidney transplant list and is having hemodialysis. Can you please explain what that entails? My wife and I want to help, but we don’t want to bother ...

Dialysis is a labor-intensive process, especially in the ICU, where up to 7% of patients are treated with some form of renal replacement therapy. 17 The prolonged nature of SLED necessitates the ...

An arteriovenous (AV) fistula connects an artery to a vein in your arm. This provides a stronger access point for the needles from a hemodialysis machine. If you have end stage kidney disease (ESKD), ...

In your view, what are some important areas in need of research? Dr. Moe: There are many areas in nephrology where more research is needed, such as dialysis delivery. This filtration process hasn’t ...

Novel AI tools can help flag acute kidney injury, stratify chronic kidney disease risk, and speed drug discovery, but experts caution that ethical and data hurdles persist.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - There is new research that could help those waiting for a kidney transplant. Dialysis is a process that filters the blood in those living with kidney disease because the kidneys ...