Hemodialysis is a procedure where excess fluids and waste products are filtered from the blood. It is done externally using a machine called a dialyzer. Millions of people in America have received a ...

Two companies dominate U.S. dialysis services, and a CBS News review of federal data found one-third of dialysis clinics ...

Q: 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 him with a ...

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), ...

LOS ANGELES, CA — California voters can be forgiven a sense of deja vu, having voted down a law governing dialysis clinics just two years ago. But the 2018 measure and this year's Proposition 23 are ...

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TAUNTON — During Taunton resident Roshanda Turner’s second pregnancy in 2012, her obstetrician informed her that her kidneys were having problems. Turner said they didn’t provide more details, except ...

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