Some seniors with end-stage kidney failure who are too sick for a transplant probably should skip dialysis because the health ...

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HD is typically performed at a dialysis center or hospital three times a week for ... to monitor symptom progression or eGFR changes. Below is a table that illustrates stages of chronic kidney disease ...

In addition to increasing our risk of high blood pressure (hypertension), with consequences like stroke and heart disease, ...

Survival may be longer among older people with chronic kidney failure, but those patients commonly have less time at home ...

Whether dialysis is the best option for kidney failure and, if so, when to start, may deserve more careful consideration, ...

Doctors often recommend a kidney-friendly diet, or renal diet, to patients who have CKD and/or are on dialysis. In part, this ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... the waste products can clump together to form kidney stones. A very small kidney stone may move through the urinary tract without ...

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine sheds new light on the complex decision-making process for older adults with chronic kidney failure. The choices, either starting dialysis ...

If you have hypertension and early chronic kidney disease, consider adding at least two cups of fruits and vegetables to your daily diet. According to a new study published this month in the ...