As patients and nephrologists review individual clinic reports, a few themes can be gleaned immediately. First, one could conclude that all mortality and hospitalization rates in all clinics, ...

Abnormal levels of trace elements may explain dialysis morbidity. A systematic review has shown that, compared to healthy controls, dialysis patients have significantly different blood concentrations ...

Dialysis: In the case of kidney failure, dialysis becomes a life-saving procedure, but can a person live a normal life after dialysis? Let's learn from a doctor what effects dialysis has on the body, ...

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As blood in the peritoneal capillaries comes into contact with dialysate in the peritoneal cavity, solutes in the blood diffuse into the dialysate. The osmotic gradient created by glucose in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TAUNTON — During Taunton resident Roshanda Turner’s second pregnancy in 2012, her obstetrician informed her that her kidneys were ...

In November 2010, the journalism site Propublica launched an online tracker to provide the public with greater access to data on outcomes in dialysis clinics across the United States. This is an ...

Abnormal levels of trace elements may explain dialysis morbidity. A systematic review published in the open access journal BMC Medicine has shown that, compared to healthy controls, dialysis patients ...

TAUNTON — During Taunton resident Roshanda Turner’s second pregnancy in 2012, her obstetrician informed her that her kidneys were having problems. Turner said they didn’t provide more details, except ...