2023-08-14 11:18
Well, this man certainly made the right choice when he proposed to his partner 25 years ago!Donna Creed gave her kidney to her husband Darren who was suffering from polycystic kidney d… Read More
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2023-08-12 13:48
While on holiday, famous England footballer Andy Cole was infected with a virus that attacked his kidneys. In 2015 this superb athlete suffered kidney failure and his life was at risk… Read More
2023-03-03 11:40
At first glance most people would say they would prefer short dialysis treatment sessions. But a recent research paper says that for older people, a longer session increases how long they wi… Read More
2023-02-22 13:24
A direct quote from the source articlePeople at highest risk of developing severe disease include those who are immunosuppressed (for example, as a result of chemotherapy or having had an or… Read More
2021-05-24 11:25
In a worrying report, research shows that Covid-19 can lead to kidney damage. Covid-19 has been studied a great deal during the pandemic and researchers are finding evidence that… Read More
2021-05-22 11:11
A recent news report (April 2021) claims that cycling during dialysis could dramatically improve the heart health of patients with kindey failure, and lead to significant savings for the UK'… Read More
2020-03-18 12:15
The analysis tool, called KidneyIntelX has been developed by RenalytixAI and is expected to be launched in the middle of this year. It is described as a major break-through in this news arti… Read More
2020-02-14 10:00
There were a lot of people getting transplants in America in 2019. Over 24,000 in fact. And not everyone has insurance or funds to cover a transplant. But then there's the American Kidney Fu… Read More
2020-02-07 10:19
Is one form of dialysis better than another? Should you always opt for one particular type of dialysis?
This is something every patient wonders about when told they will have to have dialysi… Read More
2020-01-07 17:15
Recent research suggests not necessarily.
Routine monthly blood testing for prevalent patients on hemodialysis (HD) is not associated with a lower risk of death, hyperkalemia, cardiov… Read More
2019-09-25 11:34
I have just read a somewhat worrying (and slightly predictable) article.
A report this month says that in the US, patients attending for-profit dialysis centers are less likely to get a tra… Read More
2019-05-14 16:31
The population in the Scottish Highlands is spread over a large area of the country. Giving every local hospital a dialysis unit could be an expensive solution to treat a small number of peo… Read More
2019-05-11 10:58
We have reported on this several times in the past, and now some such devices have been validated by a contest award. But when will we see them in production and in regular use.
The contest… Read More
2019-05-05 10:51
The population in the Scottish Highlands is spread over a large area of the country. Giving every local hospital a dialysis unit could be an expensive solution to treat a small number of peo… Read More
2019-04-30 10:43
Recent research reports that a drug normally used to control blood sugar levels in diabetics helps to prevent or slow down kidney disease.
The new study tested Invokana, a daily pill sold n… Read More
2018-10-31 11:40
This UK news item is interesting.
People being treated with dialysis after kidney failure are to be offered a choice over where and what type of treatment they have.
New recommendations s… Read More
2018-09-10 11:08
A grant of $1.75 million spread over four years has been made to study how to prevent kidney damage and, ultimately, failure, caused by type 2 diabetes.
The chief researcher in this project… Read More
2018-09-07 09:43
The two main types of dialysis are Hemodialysis, the original version, where a patient visits a clinic regularly and spends a long time hooked up to a machine and Peritoneal Dialysis which o… Read More
2018-09-07 08:46
We all know that some people act as anonymous altruistic kidney donors, and how amazing they are. This news item refers to how one young lady found a donor.
Louise Sach was t… Read More
2018-08-11 15:47
Infections are common and can be fatal in patients undergoing long-term dialysis. Recent studies have shown conflicting evidence associating infection with vitamin D status or use of vitamin… Read More
2018-07-31 07:00
We all know that some people act as anonymous altruistic kidney donors, and how amazing they are. This news item refers to how one young lady found a donor.
Louise Sach was t… Read More
2018-07-28 12:02
Kidney disease doesn't just affect a patient's body, it's hard on their brain too—but no one really knows to what extent. Scientists at Queens University, Canada, are conducting s… Read More
2018-06-05 21:21
A research article, available at Dove Press, discusses whether vitamin K or oral anticoagulants is the best option for patients with only mildly reduced kidney function. Here we quote direct… Read More
2018-04-15 07:16
It's nice to have the personal touch when having dialysis. Having your doctor or nurse set things up to better match your needs. But new research goes a step further than that.
Researchers… Read More
2018-04-12 21:22
Some patients receive a kidney transplant and get along okay after that. Some are unlucky and need a second kidney transplant years later - a worrying situation when they may have struggled… Read More
2018-03-24 12:35
It's not normal for a blog like this to post a link to a womans/fashion magazine, but today, that's exactly what I am doing. Yes, seriously.
The article in this week's Elle looks into how s… Read More
2018-03-21 09:36
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report their use of a drug that cures the infection, leaving the kidneys suitable for use by dialysis patients desperate for a transplant.
They carried out… Read More
2018-01-24 13:35
Ever wondered what it's like for people on dialysis or with impending renal failure? Well, the New York Times wondered as well, and produced this article to let you hear how it's been for re… Read More
2018-01-20 14:24
Air pollution is well known to be a health hazard, hence the drive in many countries to switch to lead free petrol and improve the way deisel engines work to reduce dangerous exhaust fumes… Read More
2017-12-21 16:42
With Christmas rapidly approaching, I thought you might be interested in this news item.
Kidney disease affects a surprisingly high number of adults; 30 million Americans.
B… Read More
2017-12-20 16:38
We don't limit our news to just the UK and US, even though a lot of it seems to focus on these two locations.
More than 720 Emiratis per million and more than 320 people per million of the… Read More
2017-10-08 11:05
There is a believe that since patients with anemia are low in vitamin D, taking vitamin D daily will help reduce the problem. Not so says some recent research.
The articles linked to above s… Read More
2017-10-04 10:53
We have probably all heard of MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (a spin off modification from the widely used Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy technique used by many research chemists… Read More
2017-09-12 15:25
This article, quoted below,presents a slightly contraversial view, that it is not always worth operating when a patient has a tumour on their kidney.
Not all kidney cancers are killers, and… Read More
2017-06-02 09:44
Saying they are concerned about safety in California’s dialysis clinics, a coalition of nurses, technicians, patients and union representatives is backing legislation that would requir… Read More
2017-05-29 10:48
Freeway is a hip hop rapper, a musician who loves to entertain his fans
Recently Freeway has taken on a new mission. Yes, he’s still making music, but he’s also an ambassador for… Read More
2017-04-21 07:00
Here we quote a news item from the British Kidney Patients Association
We regularly work with the National Institute of Health and social Care Excellence (NICE) to add the perspective and v… Read More
2017-04-18 15:11
Having chronic kidney failure and being on dialysis is definitely depressing. But efforts to get these patients on antidepressants often fail, according to research published online in the C… Read More
2017-01-23 12:00
The first ever National CKD audit produced worrying results for the UK. With 1 in 20 adults having CKD and often no symptoms until it is too late, those at higher risk eg patients with diabe… Read More
2017-01-21 17:25
The world’s first MRI study of the effect of kidney disease on heart function shows that the necessary dialysis treatments for those with kidney failure can cause heart damage.
Recent… Read More
2016-12-21 09:00
A child who has been on dialysis since birth due to a rare kidney problem and malformed blood vessels has had her spleen removed and a kidney transplanted in the space created. This is repor… Read More
2016-12-20 12:10
Everyone should know by now that exercise can improve your health and lead to a better and longer life. But doctors are also recommending the same thing for dialysis patients as well.
A team… Read More
2016-11-08 08:00
Vascular access is a problem - continual needle insertion can lead to damage to the vein. A Singapore based company has presented their solution to this problem - A tiny titanium implant und… Read More
2016-11-04 11:32
The charity Give a Kidney, in partnership with NHS Blood and Transplant, are officially announcing the 500th non-directed living kidney donation in the UK.
This means that more than 500 peo… Read More
2016-11-01 09:48
The normal advice to dialysis patients is to reduce intake of high potassium foods, to reduce the risk of hyperkalemia, a problem which is already raised as renal failure is the most common… Read More
2016-08-15 09:00
Interesting "Voucher Scheme" spreading across America
The numbers are staggering. Because of a lack of donor kidneys, an average of 13 people die every day in the US while waiting for a tran… Read More
2016-08-12 08:00
From the Journal of Nephrology
Background
There is evidence that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARB) may reduce cardiovascular (CV) ri… Read More
2016-08-10 10:27
Sue Westhead needed a new kidney 43 years ago in 1973. With a transplant her only hope of survival, her mother, Ann Metcalfe, aged 57 at the time, decided to step in and offered one of her k… Read More
2016-08-09 16:00
Well there's a surprize. Strange thing is, it has to be explained to some people.
Dialysis patients who smoke are much less likely to receive a life-saving kidney transplant and much more li… Read More
2016-06-29 16:12
A wearable artificial kidney has been successfully tested in the USA in a clinical trial sponsored by the government (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02280005), offering hope for more comfort and flex… Read More
2016-05-03 08:00
A project to develop technology that could improve outcomes for people with kidney disease received a boost, following a £1 million grant.
More than 2.5 million people worldwide have… Read More
2016-04-30 08:00
This is not the sort of news we'd like to be reporting.
A DaVita dialysis center in Connecticut has been fined by the state for multiple violations. They problems involve hygiene many - disi… Read More
2016-04-28 19:59
Contradictory results have been published about a HPV vaccine, which does well for some patients but is less effective in others.
So what if someone said a vaccine would boost your immune sy… Read More
2015-12-19 12:46
The drug Tolvaptan has been given the green light in the UK as the first-ever treatment for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. A few months earlier it also received approval in Eu… Read More
2015-12-01 14:11
Wales, part of the United Kingdom, has some autonomy on law making, and today they are implementing a law.A GREAT law!
From today, in Wales it is now the law that adults will be regarded as… Read More
2015-11-29 01:00
The Wearable Artificial Kidney a.k.a. WAK is in the news.
We reported on this concept previously, in 2014, and before that in 2011 on a different device (which it was one of our most popular… Read More
2015-11-28 23:56
I have been in the middle of moving house for quite some time and been unable to post anything for a while.
BUT, the move is now complete, after many minor problems, and so I hope to post a… Read More
2015-07-16 12:28
According to a recent article at GPB, most dialysis patients are not getting the recommended treatment. For twenty years or more, it's been recommended that arteriovenous fistulas should be… Read More
2015-07-14 12:13
On a recent UK hospital reality show, they introduced a patient weighing in at 270kg - and you thought 270lbs was bad! He had various problems and was being considered for a gastric band op… Read More
2015-05-18 19:47
Patients with chronic kidney disease may be treated with a class of medications called Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System inhibitors (RAASI's). Although these drugs protect the heart and k… Read More
2015-04-28 19:05
This is probably the greatest and saddest story we will ever read about kidney donation. If you don't read this in total awe of the people who agreed to the transplant, you have no soul.
Wh… Read More
2015-03-18 13:17
Lancet published an interesting article very recently - see it here. The Australian authors systematically looked through MedLine for renal studies and data. They found that at least 2.3 mi… Read More
2015-03-16 18:17
It must be good news for many to hear this, especially given that we had World Kidney Day last week!
Organisations like the National Kidney Foundation do their best to raise awareness, and t… Read More
2015-02-28 01:13
Dialysis patients have to control their phosphorus intake and phosphorus levels. The kidneys normally excrete excess phosphorus into the urine; however, kidney disease can prevent the body f… Read More
2015-02-17 18:27
Life is bad enough if you are HIV-positive, but what if you have kidney failure as well? What are your chances after a transplant? And can an HIV-positive donor help?
HIV-positive people wit… Read More
2015-01-14 17:07
Recently on a BBC morning program that I watched while off due to being ill for three weeks, there was a family with a bit of a kidney disease problem.
All three children had a heredity kidn… Read More
2014-09-18 22:44
One of the commonest themes that pops up in news reports is work on portable / wearable dialysis machines. And now the University of Washington has the go-ahead for the first human safety t… Read More
2014-08-12 15:51
A study in the British medical journey Lancet says that to alleviate problems caused when equipment designed for use by adults is used on young children and babies, an Italian group has prod… Read More
2014-07-10 23:22
Some news from Scotland on the problems of waiting for a transplant.
So just how hard is it to get treatment do you think, once diagnosed as in need of a transplant? A PATIENT on dialysis co… Read More
2014-07-08 23:08
We've spoken before about transplant chains. For those unfamiliar with the process, a friend or relative of patient A whose kidney is not a match for patient A offers their kidney to anyone… Read More
2014-05-22 10:55
As we should all know, walking and regular exercise helps prolong your health in many ways. A recent article in the Daily Mail points out that there are benefits for those with kidney diseas… Read More
2014-05-20 10:26
DaVita is starting a six-month trial of hemodiafiltration to selected patients in Colorado Springs, in the US. Reported here and on many other news sites too.
Hemodiafiltration differs from… Read More
2014-04-19 08:35
Several UK news stations and papers are reporting today a huge increase in the number of "stranger" donations of kidneys for transplants over the last seven years.
Altruistic donation first… Read More
2014-04-12 08:47
A recent report suggests that if you are unlucky enough to need dialysis, it helps if you happened to live at high altitude, say 6000' amsl
University of California Irvine Medical Center st… Read More
2014-04-09 21:45
This news comes from Singapore.
One side effect of kidney dialysis is overactive parathyroid glands, which are found in the neck. This could lead to a loss of calcium, resulting in bones be… Read More
2014-02-21 21:53
A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) concludes that intensive dialysis for pregnant women with failing kidneys results in a grea… Read More
2014-02-14 19:34
A recent change to guidelines has appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.The articles talks about the timing of starting dialysis for sufferers of chronic kidney disease and ho… Read More
2014-01-29 14:40
We read stories about selling kidneys with a lot of distaste. Usually some person from a very poor country receives a small amount of money (which might seem like a lot to them), them… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
When you need a transplant, things can get a bit desperate after a long wait with no sign of success. so one couple decided to take a bold step and advertise for a donor.
Sharon Nelson, 73… Read More
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