The pandemic has many of us relying on technology in new ways. And it prompted some innovation, including in the health care sector. For example, patients who need dialysis on a regular basis mostly ...

Doctors at UCSF have developed a new system for getting people off dialysis treatment. As part of a study started almost a ...

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 ...

Patients with failing kidneys who need regular dialysis treatments still have sky-high rates of dangerous staph infections in their blood compared with people who don’t need these treatments, ...

While many parts of the Houston area remain inundated with floodwaters, many are left wondering where they can get life-saving dialysis treatments. DaVita Coastal Dialysis center in Corpus Christi, TX ...

HOUSTON — A supply shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic is putting some of the population's most vulnerable at risk. Kidney patients who rely on dialysis say their treatments are being cut short.

As we head into the colder months of the winter season, some groups – including people with chronic diseases around the country – can be impacted greatly in inclement weather. Vivian Hamilton is one ...

Rural residents as a group live farther from dialysis treatment facilities than their urban counterparts. Given that rural America generally scores lower on healthcare access, that’s not a surprise.

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