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Welcome to the non-profit Medical Education Institute's Home Dialysis Central blogspot! This page is an umbrella under which Home Dialysis Central staff and guests can share their perspectives about home therapies and what we need to do to raise their profile and enable more people to use them. We'd like your comments as well! Bookmark our site and like us on Facebook! Help us tell the world about home dialysis.
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First, They Flew a Sausage
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Here’s a mind-blowing new one: NASA, UNOS, and LifeNet recently test-flew drones carrying human kidneys.
Published on 07/02/2026 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
The Tandem of Care: Lessons in Partnership
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This is the heart of what I want for them: to create enough safety so that the patient can enjoy the scenery of their lives again.
Published on 04/09/2026 by Maria Camila Bermúdez, MD
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
My 80-year Old Solo Home HD Dad Got a Transplant!
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When my dad wanted to dialyze at home, his nurses and nephrologist said no, but I said yes
Published on 03/26/2026 by Dean Feener
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Paper or Plastic? The Home Dialysis Decision that Matters Most
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It reminds me that the choices we make in healthcare, especially those involving the daily routines and comfort of individuals living with kidney disease, should always be made together with them and their care partners.
Published on 12/18/2025 by Anonymous
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
How I weaned myself off Benzos for sleep
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Before the COVID pandemic in 2020, I never had trouble sleeping. But during the lockdown, when we were all working from home, my physical activity decreased, and I started having insomnia.
Published on 12/11/2025 by Kamal Shah
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,