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More Americans are on dialysis. Could more safely wean off it?

Written by Charlie King | 20 Nov 2025

Weaning patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) from dialysis while they are still hospitalized may save them from remaining on the treatment for the rest of their lives,… read more.

Study offers new hope for relieving chronic pain in dialysis patients

Written by Charlie King | 6 Feb 2025

People undergoing hemodialysis treatment for kidney failure often experience chronic pain related to their condition, but it can be difficult to manage with opioid medication and other conventional… read more.

For some older adults with kidney failure, dialysis may not be the best option

Written by Charlie King | 21 Aug 2024

Whether dialysis is the best option for kidney failure and, if so, when to start, may deserve more careful consideration, according to a new study. For older adults… read more.

Patient-led intervention first to successfully address multiple difficult symptoms in dialysis patients

Written by Charlie King | 17 Jul 2023

When a patient with chronic kidney disease finally reaches the point that their kidneys fail, doctors have a treatment available: dialysis. But undergoing dialysis often brings a high burden of other… read more.

CHMP positive for Jesduvroq to treat symptomatic anemia in adults with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis – GSK

Written by Charlie King | 7 Jul 2023

Jesduvroq (daprodustat) from GSK received a positive opinion from the CHMP for the treatment of adult patients for for the treatment of symptomatic anaemia in adults with chronic… read more.

Cycling study transforms heart health of dialysis patients

Written by Alex Burton | 18 Apr 2021

Cycling at moderate intensity during dialysis could drastically improve the heart health of patients with kidney failure and result in significant savings for the NHS, according to new… read more.

Drug-coated balloon angioplasty effective in dialysis related blockage

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 20 Aug 2020

Article written by Bruce Sylvester In a study published on August 19, 2020 in the NEJM/New England Journal of Medicine, researchers report successfully treating blocked arteriovenous fistulas with… read more.