Montez Rath is the lead author on a study about dialysis, life expectancy and time at home published in Annals of Internal ...

Using data from the 2000-2019 ERA Registry, investigators examined 5-year survival outcomes among 64,013 adults on dialysis who were waitlisted for a first deceased-donor kidney transplant in ...

Introduction The Gold Standard Frameworks (GSF) Committee devised Prognostic Indicator Guidance in November 2007 to ‘aid identification of adult patients with advanced disease, in the last months or ...

For people with kidney failure, home dialysis can offer more freedom and better quality of life. So what’s stopping the NHS ...

The End Kidney Deaths Act (H.R. 2687) offers a $10,000 refundable tax credit for five years to living kidney donors who ...

In patients who have "kidney failure" advanced treatments like dialysis and/or kidney transplantation will be needed. At all stages, the quality of life of the patient is THE most important ...

Longevity, the art of not just adding years to our lives but life to those years, is reshaping how we live, work and age. Modern medicine, better nutrition and a focus on wellness are driving this ...

Finally, Sabrina Milan Manani, MD, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy, turned to practical innovations that bring AI into patients’ homes.

A study finds a link between chronic kidney disease and Restless Legs Syndrome. RLS affects many CKD patients, especially those on dialysis. Iron deficiency is a key factor. Symptoms include an ...

Colling received a kidney as a toddler, which lasted 5 and half years before failing due to multiple viruses. Now he’s back on dialysis. “He's been fighting his whole life,” said Niomi.

From 2008 to 2010, the gap was 4.1 years, whereas between 2017 and 2019, the life expectancy gap grew to eight years.