Chennai: A 22-month-old boy underwent a liver transplant at MGM Malar hospital last month, ending his need for dialysis for ...

Dickie Thon never hesitated. He didn’t worry about the risks to his own health or how long it would take him to get back on ...

In December, the FDA granted breakthrough status for an implantable kidney replacement system for patients with end-stage kidney disease, according to a company press release.The Holly device by ...

Peritoneal dialysis initiation in the U.S. rose significantly in health service areas previously classified as low-use areas, ...

Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis (PD) are the two main kidney replacement treatments; haemodialysis is done at centres, whereas PD is home-based. PD involves inserting fluid into the abdomen to ...

In peritoneal dialysis, a permanent catheter is surgically placed, with one end in the abdominal cavity and the other on the outside to allow the dialysis fluid to flow into and out of the abdominal ...

More than half of children undergoing chronic dialysis require hospitalisation, with the risk being higher for those on peritoneal dialysis than for those on haemodialysis, an Italian study finds.

For the millions of people living with end-stage kidney disease, hemodialysis is more than a medical procedure, it is a ...

There are significant gaps and variation in knowledge of transplantation processes among dialysis staff, according to a study ...

A new international trial has delivered striking results for people on dialysis, showing that daily fish oil supplements can sharply reduce serious heart-related events. Patients taking fish oil had ...

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