Perfuze, an Ireland-based developer of catheter-based aspiration technology for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, ...

Peritoneal dialysis is the second option, and this requires surgically implanting a catheter into the abdomen that is between the peritoneal membrane and the abdominal wall. Each time this process ...

Kidney failure treatment without dialysis can involve conservative management, which means managing symptoms and attempting to preserve kidney function, or a kidney transplant. Kidney failure ...

Patients sleeping less than the median duration of 6 to 7 hours had a higher mortality risk on dialysis days. Use of sleeping pills contributed to higher mortality rates. Poor sleep quality may be ...

A change in Medicare coverage for specific medications needed during dialysis has left nursing homes and their patients receiving in-house treatment for kidney failure in a serious bind.