Of young adults using peritoneal dialysis, 71% and 37% continued with that type at 1 and 5 years, respectively. Common reasons for switching to hemodialysis were infection, missed sessions and ...

If this peritoneal dialysis device is commercialized as a portable system, it is expected to significantly improve the quality of life for patients with kidney failure.Additionally, it could ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection shut down a migrant processing facility near San Diego, Calif., following an "unprecedented drop in apprehensions." The temporary facility in Otay Mesa, which ...

ASN’s Kidney Health Guidance highlights the importance of individualizing dialysis care for patients with AKI-D. The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) has released guidance on the outpatient ...

Amazon is turning off the ability to process voice requests locally. It's a seemingly major privacy pivot and one that some Alexa users might not appreciate. However, this change affects exactly ...

Hemodialysis (HD): Blood is filtered through a machine outside the body. Peritoneal dialysis (PD): The abdominal lining acts as a filter, with fluid exchanges done manually or via a machine.

Cluster B personality disorders affect a person’s emotions and behaviors, leading to actions that others tend to consider dramatic, overly emotional, or erratic. A personality disorder is a ...

Analysis of whole-genome sequencing data from Iceland and the UK Biobank identifies an excess burden of rare loss-of-function variants in HECTD2 and AKAP11 in individuals diagnosed with bipolar ...

Peritoneal carcinomatosis is a rare form of cancer affecting the peritoneum, the thin membrane surrounding your abdominal organs. Finding out that you or a loved one has it can be tough, and ...

The auditory system is the sensory system for hearing. It consists of the outer ear (the auricle and auditory canal), the middle ear (the tympanic membrane, malleus, incus and stapes), the inner ...