In 2014, Amber Pettis felt nauseous and tired. She went to see her doctor because she thought she had a stomach bug. Instead, she learned she had kidney failure, a life-altering disease requiring long ...

Patients with acute kidney injury requiring outpatient dialysis after hospital discharge receive the same care as those with the more common end-stage kidney disease, according to a study led by UC ...

More than 1 in 7 American adults live with chronic kidney disease, making it one of the most common chronic disease conditions in the United States. Further, chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...

Stopping dialysis is possible, but it may significantly shorten a person’s life expectancy. On average, they may continue to live for several days to weeks after stopping treatment. Dialysis is a ...