In 2014, Amber Pettis felt nauseous and tired. She went to see her doctor because she thought she had a stomach bug. Instead, she learned she had kidney failure, a life-altering disease requiring long ...

It is feasible and safe to widen the availability of peritoneal dialysis performed at home as initial treatment for patients with advanced chronic renal disease, according to new US research. In a ...

At home, she has a different kind of battle — against her own body. Four days a week, her husband, Ray Dupilka, leaves his job as a county detective and moonlights in health care in the extra bedroom ...

When Pflugerville, Texas, resident Melissa Bensouda gave birth to her third child in 2002 at age 27, she dreamed of dressing her baby in cute outfits and documenting all the usual first-year ...

End stage kidney disease is a life-changing diagnosis, and among the many disruptions it brings is dialysis. The blood-cleansing process is complex, expensive, and time-consuming. It usually requires ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dialysis at home dates to the 1960s, yet teaching continues today about training and supporting patients who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . To truly achieve widespread adoption, it is critical that we identify, analyze and develop solutions to overcome ...