Miles Casas, a 30-year-old man from New Canaan, has been battling kidney failure for the past five years. Diagnosed with ...

When kidneys stop working, a special treatment called dialysis is required to keep someone alive. Without it, they will suffer seizures, go into a coma and ultimately die. There are two types of ...

While patients can get a different type of dialysis at a treatment center, the two processes start with separate — and different — surgeries. The US government’s Medicare program ...

The curriculum provided comprehensive coverage of multiple aspects of dialysis, including performing different types of dialysis, installing arterial connections, and handling emergency cases.

Because of race-based estimates, thousands of Black patients were placed further down kidney transplant waitlists.

An estimated 4 million patients with chronic kidney disease are treated by dialysis worldwide. Although dialysis is life-sustaining, there is significant environmental impact from carbon emission from ...

Hurricane Helene's devastation has led to a critical nationwide shortage of IV bags, following a levee breach that flooded Baxter's North Cove facility in Marion, North Carolina. The production of ...

“IV bags are used for different types of dialysis procedures, surgical operations, rehydration and resuscitation. They’re also a major component of cancer treatments like chemotherapy ...

Some nonemergent procedures have been paused or delayed in Washington, as hospitals struggle with IV fluid shortages caused ...

Hurricane Helene damaged one of the major NC-based manufacturing facilities of IV fluids. What’s being done to help hospitals ...

The company that provides around 60% of the country's IV fluid supply was severely affected by Hurricane Helene, leading to a ...