Hundreds of thousands of Americans with kidney failure undergo dialysis treatments to keep themselves alive. Who needs the treatment, how does it works, and what happens to your body when you make ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Kidney failure, or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), occurs when the kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and excess fluids from the blood. As toxins ...

“Doctors don’t seem to pay as much attention as they can to monitoring for early, subtle signs of recovery. When someone’s kidney function is at 30%, it’s obvious that they do not need dialysis, but ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The CDC estimates 15% of adults in the United States have Chronic Kidney Disease and nine out of 10 don't know they have it. Roughly 500,000 are on dialysis. To make matters ...

After reaching out to family and friends and finding no match, he was forced to start dialysis. ... Becker created 60 yard signs promoting his need for a kidney donation.

Signs you may suffer from kidney disease from West Michigan nephrology specialist ... Now needing dialysis just to survive at the age of 30, the treatment took its toll on this new mom.

Nationwide, fewer than 10 percent of people who need kidney dialysis do it at home. But close to 40 percent of patients of a Montana doctor do it at home. Medicare is hoping that becomes a trend.