Some seniors with end-stage kidney failure who are too sick for a transplant probably should skip dialysis because the health trade-offs aren't worth it, a new study says. Seniors who started dialysis ...

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 ...

Lawsuit challenges CMS’s statutory overreach in its determination to include oral-only phosphate-lowering therapies in the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System Inclusion of oral-only ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The failure of the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices model suggests financial incentives cannot replace ...

Kidney disease affects millions globally, often reducing quality of life and daily functioning. In the United States, about 14% of adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the National ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices model is a mandatory value-based care program from CMS. The model ...

In a large observational study of patients receiving home kidney dialysis, home hemodialysis was associated with improvements in key cardiovascular outcomes compared with peritoneal dialysis; however, ...