Dialysis clinics scramble after West Virginia chemical spill shuts off water...
(Nephrology News & Issues) Dialysis providers closed clinics temporarily or consolidated operations this past week after chemicals used to clean coal leaked from a storage tank and washed into...
View ArticleFDA Class II Recall: Fresenius 2008 Series Hemodialysis Machines: Models:...
(FDA) Reason for Recall: 2008 Series Hemodialysis Machines complaints of saline bags inappropriately filling during recirculation and setup. Click here and here to see enforcement reports. The post...
View ArticleWadsworth woman suffering from lupus takes dialysis machine on world travels
(Chicago Sun-Times) By Frank Abderholden An autoimmune disease destroyed a Wadsworth woman’s kidneys, but the travel consultant was not going to let it take away her life, which revolves around...
View ArticleShortage of saline causes hospitals, dialysis centers to scramble to manage...
(The Washington Post) By Lena H. Sun A shortage of intravenous saline is causing hospitals and dialysis centers to scramble to manage their supplies of one of the most commonly used drugs....
View ArticleMedical Education Institute receives 2013 National Health Information Award
(Nephrology News & Issues) The Medical Education Institute (MEI) has received a 2013 National Health Information Award for the book, “Help, I Need Dialysis!” This award was in the Patient...
View ArticleNanofiber Mesh Filters Blood of Toxins, May Allow for Tiny Hemodialysis Machines
(MedGadget) Hemodialysis is an effective tool for treating people with kidney failure, but the devices that filter uremic toxins out of blood tend to be large, expensive, and require quite a bit of...
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Baxter recalls a dialysis product due to mold
(Fierce Pharma Manufaturing) By Eric Palmer Adverse reactions to IV product reported, but no definitive tie has yet been made Courtesy of Baxter Baxter International ($BAX), which has had ongoing...
View ArticleNxStage Voluntarily Recalls Mislabeled PureFlow-B Solution
NxStage PureFlow-B Solution; Model/Catalog Number: RFP-401. Product is packaged in a case containing two individual 5L bags. The NxStage PureFlow-B Solution is indicated for use with renal replacement...
View ArticleSecond Chances: A Patient’s Journey
(RegisterHerald.com) By Lisa Shrewsberry — There’s a saying in Terry Russell’s trade: “We sell the Earth and everything upon it.” In fact, the auctioneer from Galax, Va., claims the only objects he...
View ArticleMichiana man receives kidney dialysis from the comfort of home
((WNDU.com) BERRIEN COUNTY, Ind. — Did you know your kidneys filter 200 liters of blood a day? That’s the equivalent of 100 of those giant plastic pop bottles we buy at the store. The kidneys help...
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