Dialysis

Diality Inc. has raised $28 million to advance its mobile hemodialysis system through regulatory and clinical review, according to a company press release.

Quanta Dialysis Technologies has received FDA 510(k) clearance for an expanded version of the Quanta Dialysis System hemodialysis device, according to a press release.

Perceptions of dialysis care did not change for most patients during the COVID-19 crisis, but recently published data show other aspects of their lives may have been affected.

During the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency, women on hemodialysis were more stressed, slept worse and had greater changes in their diet compared with men, according to results of a small, survey-based study in Japan.

Outset Medical Inc. reported in a recent 8-K filing that it had received a warning letter from the FDA expressing concerns about the company’s marketing of its Tablo dialysis machine and other products.

Outset Medical Inc. reported in a recent 8-K filing that it had received a warning letter from the FDA expressing concerns about the company’s marketing of its Tablo dialysis machine and other products.

Alpha blockers may be safe to prescribe to help lower blood pressure in patients on hemodialysis, according to study findings.

Kidney Care Partners, a coalition of 30 organizations involved in kidney care, said it was “extremely concerned” about a proposal by CMS to increase the Medicare bundled payment rate by 1.6% next year, according to a press release.

Despite improvement over time, patients on dialysis have a risk for infection-related death that is 20 times that of the general population, according to recently published data.

A new study looking at data from a private health plan found costs for kidney drugs in patients on hemodialysis were twofold higher compared to patients on peritoneal dialysis.