Dialysis

Home hemodialysis may be associated with a higher rate of pregnancy than peritoneal dialysis in women with kidney failure, according to recently published data. Younger and Black women are liker to become pregnant among this population.

Measuring baseline and post-acute kidney function is key in evaluating the risk of adverse outcomes in patients requiring dialysis, according to a nationwide cohort study.

Congress is reviewing legislation that would delay inclusion of oral phosphate binders into the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System bundled payment system.

Adults with kidney failure at risk for diabetes-related foot ulcers who receive foot and ankle care may have a lower chance of diabetes-related amputation and death, according to recently published data.

Balboa Nephrology and IKONA Health have entered into a partnership to develop, test and commercialize education for people with kidney disease, according to a press release.

The National Kidney Foundation is set to recognize World Kidney Day on March 14 by advocating its patient-focused group Kidney Equity for All, according to a press release.

Compared with illnesses like cancer, heart failure and dementia, patients with end-stage kidney disease alone have among the lowest rates of survival after 5 years, Stanford University researchers reported in a published study.

Major adverse kidney events occurred in a large portion of youths 90 days after undergoing continuous kidney replacement therapy, according to a published cohort study.

Diabetes mellitus may modify the link between chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder biomarkers and aortic stiffness in adults on peritoneal dialysis, according to recently published data.

Transplant recipients of undocumented immigration status who once relied on emergency hemodialysis face barriers in care due to a lack of health insurance, according to recently published data.