With four acquisitions from Fresneius Medical Care, DaVita will become the largest dialysis provider in Latin America. Outset Medical and US Renal Care have partnered to advance home dialysis with the Outset Tablo Hemodialysis System. A bill to improve access to care and outcomes for some dialysis patients was introduced in the House of Representatives. Older dialysis-dependent patients are at high risk of low bone mass associated with primary osteoporosis, CKD-MBD, or both. Eurofins Scientific has acquired Ascend Clinical, the largest independent laboratory for kidney dialysis testing in the US. Researchers investigated COVID-19 diagnoses and related hospitalization or death in dialysis patients. There is wide variability in the timing of initiation of dialysis across the country. MedPAC finds a planned 1.8% increase in the bundled payment rate for dialysis services for 2025 adequate. Medicare Advantage plans are posing significant operational and financial hurdles for dialysis programs. The home dialysis model is designed to start with peritoneal dialysis and transition to home hemodialysis. The FDA removed two dialysis-related product codes from its device shortage list. There are few data available on the prevalence and clinical characteristics of migrant patients in dialysis clinics. Among older patients with kidney failure, lowering the burden of symptoms may be more beneficial than prolonging life. Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) commonly experience multiple comorbidities, including fatigue, muscle ... According to the United States Renal Data System, use of home dialysis has increased since 2017. Across all payer types, ... According to Y. Diana Kwong, MD, and colleagues, there are few data available on the symptom burden and quality of life ... Patients admitted to the hospital for pneumonia commonly develop acute kidney injury (AKI). Those who progress to AKI ... While the preferred modality for kidney failure treatment is kidney transplant, most patients initiate dialysis prior to ... There is an association between nutritional status and survival among patients on dialysis. However, according to Sara ...