Explore why peritoneal dialysis, a home-based treatment, offers a better quality of life for kidney failure patients despite ...

In 2014, Amber Pettis felt nauseous and tired. She went to see her doctor because she thought she had a stomach bug. Instead, she learned she had kidney failure, a life-altering disease requiring long ...

In A Nutshell Advanced dialysis shows promise: New kidney treatment techniques achieved impressive results in some studies, with one method showing 71% kidney recovery rates in critically ill patients ...

A new portable dialysis machine could give patients with severe kidney disease unprecedented freedom to travel and live ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition in which the kidneys are damaged and can’t filter blood effectively. This can eventually lead to a buildup of waste and fluid in the body. In ...

Patients with acute kidney injury requiring outpatient dialysis after hospital discharge receive the same care as those with the more common end-stage kidney disease, according to a study led by UC ...

People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who require dialysis may qualify for Medicare and other financial assistance. Other sources of support include state and organizational programs and ...

Pregnancy can have a big impact on a woman’s body. For Marrian Bell, 35, it affected her kidney function as she fought to ...

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is the final stage of chronic kidney disease. It results in irreversible kidney impairment and causes a significant decline in urine production and glomerular filtrate ...