IN A major win for dialysis patients, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has significantly enhanced its Z Benefit Package for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD), increasing coverage to as much ...

Doctors face challenges in treating dialysis-related pain because patients have kidney failure. "We are kind of loathe to use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, and in general we avoid opioids ...

A nanotechnology-based drug delivery system developed at UVA Health to save patients from repeated surgeries has proved to ...

The procedure is also used to create access points for patients who need dialysis. An artery and vein in the arm, for example, are often grafted together so a patient’s blood can be removed from the ...

The Precalculus/Calculus Placement Exam is a tool designed to help students determine if they are ready to take these courses and to identify any skills that should be reviewed before entering the ...

The following is a summary of “Utilization of Telemedicine for Patients Receiving In-center Hemodialysis in the United States,” published in the January 2025 issue of Nephrology by Niu et al. In March ...

A Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) is a complex surgery involving several procedures during one operation. It is often performed to treat pancreatic cancer. It will take time for the ...

Since the Fontan procedure results in low pulsatile pulmonary ... to the lower lung lobes and with the development of pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae (PAVF). In 12 patients 0.8 to 4.5 years ...

Hey, here’s some good news! Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis’ much-missed band, is reuniting for at least one actual live performance. The group is hard to miss on the just-announced lineup for ...

According to the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a form of renal replacement therapy (RRT) where the patient’s own peritoneal membrane or lining of ...

To the untrained eye, an AV receiver may just look like a big black box that a bunch of TV and speaker wires run in and out of. Far more than a junction box for your go-to components like ...

In what feels in no way like a really pretty fucking scary time to have yet another American news organization face any level of dismantling, reports came out today suggesting that 24-hour news ...