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Advocacy for Better Dialysis
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Jack Reynolds Memorial Medigap Expansion Act
After an accident at age 4 caused his kidneys to fail at 22, Jack Reynolds required life-long dialysis, which propelled him to become... [Read More]
Posted 10/14/2021 -
Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act Introduced
Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress to have Medicare reimburse trained staff to visit home dialysis patients and h... [Read More]
Posted 10/14/2021 -
Home Dialyzor Advocates for Medigap Expansion Bill for Under 65s
Richard Muehlbauer finds that even with Medicare and Medigap, he has out of pocket costs for his home HD. He supports the Jack Reynol... [Read More]
Posted 08/12/2021
Home Dialysis in the News
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Dr. Brent Miller: 30 to 70% of Patients Can Dialyze at Home
With a goal of 80% of new U.S. ESKD patients doing PD or home HD or having a working transplant by 2025, things have to change—and ... [Read More]
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Fresenius Signs Deal to Expand Home Dialysis In Japan
Fresenius contracts with JMS to provide more dialysis choices to Japan’s aging population. Home treatments can better fit people... [Read More]
Posted 10/14/2021 -
Fresenius Germany Launches Virtual Reality PD Training for Multiple Patients at Once
A new program called stay•safe MyTraining VR is designed to walk patients through all of the CAPD steps, from hygiene to connection... [Read More]
Posted 09/14/2021
Industry Updates
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Outset Medical Beat Q2 Wall Street Projections
Shares of Outset were up after an announcement that the company is selling machines and has beat the Wall Street predictions. The fu... [Read More]
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Fresenius Invests to Help Humacyte Develop Implantable Blood Vessels
Fresenius has invested an additional $25 million in Humacyte Inc, to help the implantable vessel company get market approval. The ne... [Read More]
Posted 09/14/2021 -
Diality Appoints Chief Business Officer
Dan Guthrie will use his 20+ years of senior leadership and commercialization experience to help guide portable home HD company Diali... [Read More]
Posted 08/12/2021
Living Well with Home Treatments
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PD Gets Tori McCoy Back In The Game
Tori, who is 6’5” loves basketball, and is a gifted player who was the #2 recruit in the U.S., and was drafted for the WNBA. But... [Read More]
Posted 09/14/2021 -
A Cross-Country Motorcycle Trip of 26 Days, 28 Stops, and 10 PD Supply Deliveries
Deb Hamilton and her husband Angus drove more than 5,700 miles across the U.S., and the[Read More]
Posted 09/14/2021 -
Montville Man Remains Hopeful
Luis Santiago Velasquez has type 1 diabetes and kidney failure. He feels blessed to be able to come home from his full-time job each... [Read More]
Posted 09/14/2021
Pipeline Technology
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IMEC the Netherlands – MI-TRAM Smart Module to Shake Toxins Loose
Middle and large waste molecules can “hide” by adhering to albumin, which is too large to fit through dialyzer pores. A tiny MI-... [Read More]
Posted 10/14/2021 -
US Kidney Research Corp. – Dialysate-free, Waterless Portable Implantable Kidney
A portable dialysis device currently fits into a backpack and can be used at night or set on a table and used during work hours. The... [Read More]
Posted 10/14/2021 -
U-Wash Center for Dialysis Innovation (CDI) – AKTIV Backpack Dialysis
Another of the six Phase 1 ($650,000) winner groups is hoping to change people’s lives with their backpack-size AKTIV dialysis devi... [Read More]
Posted 10/14/2021