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Advocacy for Better Dialysis
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Remote Nunavit-dwelling Canadians No Longer Must Move to Get Dialysis
First Nations and Inuit people with kidney failure who live in the sparsely populated arctic Canadian territory of Nunavut could only... [Read More]
Posted 01/10/2023 -
Bloomberg Opinion: Home Treatments can Reduce Dialysis Spending
The availability of cheaper, alternative forms of treatment for kidney disease, such as at-home dialysis machines, remains limited, i... [Read More]
Posted 09/13/2022 -
Dialyzors Must Have Choices in Vascular Access Care
Home Dialyzors United Executive Director, Nieltje Gedney, had an opinion piece published in The Hill newsletter, advocating for CMS t... [Read More]
Posted 06/10/2022
Home Dialysis in the News
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UW Medicine Newsroom Says PD Might Be a Good Option
Patients who are told about home dialysis are more likely to choose it. This article discusses challenges like physician bias against... [Read More]
Posted 01/10/2023 -
Conclusions from the ISN-KDIGO Conference on Home Dialysis
A 1-hour webinar shared information on factors that influence home dialysis, the need for advocacy to assure equity in patient access... [Read More]
Posted 12/19/2022 -
Tablo HD System Safe and Easy for RNs & Techs to Learn
A study tested nurse and technician learning after a 3-hour training on the Tablo HD machine. Participants did 7,365 tasks—with an ... [Read More]
Posted 12/19/2022
Industry Updates
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Baxter Plans New Kidney Care Business for Growth and Innovation
In 12-18 months, Baxter plans to spin off its Renal Care and Acute Therapies businesses into a separate publicly traded company.... [Read More]
Posted 01/10/2023 -
Outset Medical’s stock jumped 22.5% in December 2022
Maker of the Tablo HD machine signed a 5-year contract with the VA to provide machines for over 100 VA hospitals in the U.S. and home... [Read More]
Posted 01/10/2023 -
A Beginner’s Mindset Helped Leslie Trigg take Outset Medical to New Heights
Trigg had a background in private equity—not dialysis one, so she used curiosity and common sense for decision-making and leading t... [Read More]
Posted 01/10/2023
Living Well with Home Treatments
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PD and Your Life Webinar
This one-hour Home Dialysis Central webinar on December 13, 2022, sponsored by Fresenius Kidney Care shared information and answered ... [Read More]
Posted 01/10/2023 -
KidneyLuv Podcast Interview with Home Dialysis Advocates Jimmie and Dawn Bates
This 42-minute video is about a couple who do home HD in their RV.... [Read More]
Posted 01/10/2023 -
State of MS Grant Helps Fresenius Use Virtual Reality to “Show” Patients Home Dialysis
The Mississippi Department of Health's Office of Rural Health and Primary Care provided more than $130,000 for this Fresenius and IKO... [Read More]
Posted 01/10/2023
Pipeline Technology
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New CAPD Device Receives FDA Approval
Dialysis clinics that sign up for the Digital Dialysis Clinic can manage CAPD patients using a cloud-based portal. The company says c... [Read More]
Posted 01/10/2023 -
The Kidney Project's iHemo
Once approved in humans, the iHemo dialysis system will be surgically placed in the body, where it will allow more freedom of diet an... [Read More]
Posted 12/19/2022 -
Wearable Tech to Complement MD Care
Wearable devices—such as sensors in rings, skin patches, watches, glasses, and clothing—may one day help to detect early signs of... [Read More]
Posted 11/16/2022