Dialysis News

Peritoneal Dialysis and Its Associated Complications November 22, 2021 Worldwide, the number of patients suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) or loss of kidney function is gradually increasing. Due to this trend, the number of people who need renal replacement therapy is also on the rise.

Food and Drug Administration gives thumbs down to Tenapanor for control of Phosphorus in kidney patients on dialysis September 09, 2021 FDA denies approval of Tenapanor for controlling phosphorus levels in dialysis patients. The US Food and Drug Administration has asked for an additional clinical trial

Expanded dialysis can improve quality of life in CKD patients September 11, 2021 A hospital research team from the Lawson Health Research Institute has found that expanded dialysis can help improve quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients, especially those struggling with traditional dialysis’s side

Physical Activity Reduces Heart-Related Mortality Among Hemodialysis Patients October 13, 2021 Regular physical activity is directly associated with a longer life expectancy in hemodialysis patients and reduces heart-related deaths. These results came from a new study on 6147 European and Argentinian patients receiving hemodialysis. The study