News tagged with dialysis treatment

Helping health providers answer questions about dialysis through NIH videos

Health care providers can now take advantage of a new video series to help them talk with patients about preparing for dialysis treatments, the National Institutes of Health announced today.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World-first dialysis study set to reduce health costs

(PhysOrg.com) -- The results of a world-first controlled trial of dialysis start-time in patients with Stage V chronic kidney disease is set to have major impact on the cost and infrastructure of chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...

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created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Man says he sold kidney in US for $20k

(AP) -- In 2005, a rebellious and sporadically employed Israeli man flew to New York to give up a kidney to save an American businessman. For that, he says he was paid $20,000, which appeared in a brown envelope ...

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created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Anti-microbial catheter to cut infection risk for dialysis patients

Medical experts at The University of Nottingham have shown that an innovative anti-microbial catheter could vastly improve treatment and the quality of life for many community-based dialysis patients.

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1