Valentine’s Day is right around the corner.

People on dialysis (home and in-center) may have concerns about finding or maintaining a healthy, loving relationship with a partner. MEI has many resources about relationships and intimacy. Check them out!

• Kidney School Module, Module 11 Sexuality and Fertility

• Life@Home: Hitting Below the Belt

• KidneyViews Blog: What Patients Want to Know about Sex on PD

• KidneyViews Blog: Let’s Talk about Sex and Dialysis

• KidneyViews Blog: Sex, Meds and CKD

• KidneyViews Blog: Discussing Sexual Function with Dialysis Patients: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers

• Webinar: Dialysis and Your Relationship

• Webinar: Beyond the Filter Love, Body, and Connection

• Slide Deck Video: How to Have a Good Future with Kidney Disease Part 5: Dialysis and Your Lifestyle

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!

• View from the Chair: Is the Tide Turning Toward Home Dialysis?
  02/12 – Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
• DialysisHealthTracker.org: A New, Free App for PD Tracking
  02/05 – Travis Herrmann
• Is Your Clinic in Compliance with Federal Regulations and State Statutes?
  01/29 – Beth Witten, MSW, LSCSW
• ICE Detention, Dialysis, and Ethics
  01/22 – Jennifer Ravert, RN
• View from the Chair: Holiday Gifts from Dialysis Clinics—and an Idea for 2026
  01/15 – Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute

Pipeline Technology

• FDA granted 510(k) approval to Outset for Next generation Tablo with Cybersecurity
• Byonyks’ X1 APD Cycler Received FDA 510(k) Approval Last Summer

Home Dialysis in the News

• Pittsburgh WPXI News Shares Impact of Recent Snowstorm on Dialysis

Living Well with Home Treatments

• Gabriele Ellis’ Family History of Kidney Disease Reached Her. Here’s What She Did.
• Steve Woods Didn’t See His Kids When He Did In-center HD
• Christina Gilchrist Does Nocturnal Home HD

Industry Updates

• An Australian PD patient developed the free Dialysis Health Tracker app
• 30th European Nephrology Conference will be held August 27-28 in Berlin

Advocacy for Better Dialysis

• AKF is Tracking State Kidney Policy and Urges Support for Pending Legislation

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

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

• Zinc Deficiency and Anemia in PD
• Redesigning PD Supplies for Life Cycle Sustainability
• Pregnancy Risks on Dialysis: Analysis of 2.6M Births
• How Accurate is Depression Screening in Home Dialysis?
• Latent Demand for Home Therapies in China

Featured Link: SPARK CE Credits + Mentoring

Visit the MEI Learning Center to access innovative, engaging SPARK (self-guided program to advance renal knowledge) courses designed to reduce dropout from PD and home HD and to maintain safety.