New Versi^TM

PD Cycler Weighs Just 12 Lbs!

A collaboration between Swiss innovation company Debiotech and Fresenius Medical Care has resulted in the biggest—and smallest!—advance in PD since the switch from glass bottles to PD bags. The VersiPD cycler, FDA approved on April 26, is the smallest and quietest, and offers connected care and a shorter set-up time. The lightweight cycler will make travel easier and should help to reach the ambitious home therapy goals of the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative. Learn more.

Kidney Views Blog Topics: Join us for our weekly home dialysis blog. Click here to subscribe to new post alerts. Tell us what YOU think—we welcome comments and guest blog posts!

• Pregnancy and CKD: Making it Possible, and the Legacy of Dr. Susan Hou
  06/09 – Alicja Rydzewska-Rosołowska
• Dispelling PD Myths: Abdominal Surgery and Obesity
  06/02 – Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
• Muscle Relaxants Mess with Dialyzors!
  05/27 – Nieltje Gedney
• Permission to Thrive—Part 4: Accept Your Diagnosis
  05/19 – April McGraw, RN, CNN

Home Dialysis in the News

• Hong Kong Has 80% on Home Dialysis—Can the U.S. Do the Same?

Living Well with Home Treatments

• Benefits of Exercise on PD
• From PD to Home HD—with Tablo

Advocacy for Better Dialysis

• Senator Warner Introduced the Bipartisan Kidney Health Connect Act
• Dialyzors Must Have Choices in Vascular Access Care

Industry Updates

• DaVita and Medtronic to Launch New Kidney Tech Company
• Baxter Showcases Kidney Care Products

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

Each month, we gather recent research abstracts about home dialysis. Visit our Journal Watch to learn more:

• In Which Countries Do People Stay on PD Longer?
• Risk of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Tied to Fluid Overload on PD
• Surprise Supplement Reduced Risk of Peritonitis on PD
• Some WILL Choose More Intensive HD—If They Learn the Benefits
• Home HD Patients Grasp Fluid Management Better than In-Center Ones

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