End-Stage Renal Disease
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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. A study examined the risk factors, prevalence, and impact of pruritus associated with CKD in hemodialysis patients. Older dialysis-dependent patients are at high risk of low bone mass associated with primary osteoporosis, CKD-MBD, or both. Research is lacking on the longer-term outcomes of patients who develop pregnancy-related ESKD. Researchers compared the overall and site-specific risk of fracture among living kidney donors. 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. Researchers conducted a study to develop an alternative method to reduce bias in estimating mortality due to kidney failure. Kidney transplant recipients are living longer, and their transplanted kidneys are lasting longer, researchers said. The ASN HDU Home Dialysis Scholarship Program will continue in 2024. A Boston area man became the first to receive a genetically modified pig kidney via transplant. Humana and Strive Health announced a partnership to provide value-based kidney care to more Medicare Advantage plan members. The home dialysis model is designed to start with peritoneal dialysis and transition to home hemodialysis. Patients receiving maintenance dialysis have high rates of hospitalization and admission to nursing homes. Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease commonly progress to ESRD in the fifth decade of life. The total intervention consisted of 12 meetings, with a mean duration of 89 minutes. Managing fluid overload in patients receiving hemodialysis is a major challenge.