With a small click, Jshon Thomas connected himself to his life support. It was the last step in an hour-long process involving hundreds of steps that Thomas completed with the precision of an airline ...

Having a primary care physician reduces emergency department (ED) use among patients with end-stage kidney disease receiving dialysis, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Major ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of technicians to assist in delivering dialysis to the end-stage kidney disease population has been a ...

While older patients with chronic kidney failure who opt to start dialysis show a modest survival benefit over those choosing only medical management, an important trade-off is lengthier time spent in ...

Jay Donald Lasher (1929-2022) was a surgeon who served in the U.S. Navy, and then practiced in Erie, Pa. along with his father and brother. He was especially interested in kidneys and dialysis and ...

Competitions like the Kidney X Prize have spurred interest, but the payoffs aren’t lucrative enough to overcome the expensive hurdles in bringing a better dialysis machine to market. Himmelfarb knows ...