FDA approves Quanta™ Dialysis System for home HD.

This compact machine with an intuitive screen offers the highest dialysate flow rate (500 mL/min) in the industry and only requires heat disinfection once a week. Read about it at https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/quanta-dialysis-system-receives-fda-clearance-for-home-hemodialysis-302295281.html.

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!

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• Haemodialysis UF Volume and UF Rate are NOT the Same
  10/31 – Dr. John Agar
• My Trek into the World of Home dialysis
  10/24 – AJ Gorklo
• Comparing Part D Drug Plans for 2025 Is More Important Than Ever
  10/17 – Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW

Home Dialysis in the News

• Westmoreland County PA Assistant District Attorney does home HD
• PD patient and restaurant owner in Wichita worries about Baxter’s PD fluid shortage
• Baxter PD fluid shortage is impacting an Indiana PD patient’s life and health

Living Well with Home Treatments

• Visits with Vanessa podcast answers questions about home HD training
• Dawn Smith Bates shares tips for traveling with husband Jimmie who is on home HD
• November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

Industry Updates

• Fresenius ramps up supply of IV and PD fluids

Advocacy for Better Dialysis

• Fact Sheet: Calendar Year 2025 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule is published

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

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

• Pet Cats and Peritonitis—a Non-starter for PD?
• Staying Infection-free with PD and Home HD
• Unphysiology is Back and Affects the Heart in Standard HD
• An Integrated Home Approach: PD to Home HD
• Stepwise PD Starts vs. Conventional PD Starts—Which is Better?

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