Leonard Pinkney knew for years that his DNA was against him — he has family history on both sides of diabetes, blood pressure and heart attacks. The Susquehanna Twp. man was diagnosed with diabetes 24 ...

Dialysis may be used to treat patients chronic kidney disease or acute kidney failure. There are two types of dialysis - hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Both types involve the use of a fluid ...

First things first, what is dialysis? Dialysis is a treatment that replicates kidney functions when they fail or are unable to function properly. Most of us know that the role of kidneys is to detox ...

An older surgical method using biomedical implants puts patients at risk. Long-term hemodialysis is a lifesaver for the half a million U.S. patients with kidney failure who are waiting or unsuitable ...