The American Heart Association (AHA) is throwing their support behind a new initiative to increase the use of home dialysis in patients with advanced kidney disease. In a scientific statement ...

In a large observational study of patients receiving home kidney dialysis, home hemodialysis was associated with improvements in key cardiovascular outcomes compared with peritoneal dialysis; however, ...

Fresenius Medical Care’s Home for the Holidays Initiative Educates Patients About the Benefits of Home Dialysis WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Although the holidays are traditionally a time of joy ...

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When Denise Atkinson and her husband Mike wanted to take a cruise to the Bahamas last January, they knew they could only do it if Cindy came along. But that wasn’t a major problem – after all, Cindy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A major patient- and care partner-perceived barrier was fear of performing home dialysis. A key provider barrier ...

The rate of home dialysis in patients with kidney failure in the United States — 7% each in Black and Latinx patients and 9% in White patients — is low compared with the "lofty" target of 80% for 2025 ...

Home HD improves cardiovascular outcomes. The 26-item Home Dialysis Care Experience instrument assesses patient-reported experiences with peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis. Investigators have ...

Diality Inc. has treated the first patient in a clinical trial for what it calls a paradigm-shifting kidney disease treatment.The Irvine-based medical device company is partnering with aQua Research ...

At 2 years after implementation of the ETC pay-for-performance model, home dialysis uptake is still slow with patients and providers both reporting barriers. Financial incentives to increase the use ...