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Daily Nocturnal Home HDF - 3 Year Update
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I found out later when I researched on the internet that dialysis-related amyloidosis can cause symptoms like mine, especially during dialysis.
Published on 10/02/2025 by Kamal Shah
Tags: How to understand ‘bloods’ and other tests, Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Medicaid Cuts & New Rules Could Affect Those on Home Dialysis
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Medicaid is a health insurance program that covers millions of Americans who have limited income and assets
Published on 09/25/2025 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Dialysis and Shingles: Get Vaccinated!
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In fact, a million Americans develop shingles each year, and by age 60, about 1 person in 100 will experience it.
Published on 09/18/2025 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
The Rainbow of Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent Possibilities
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I thought it might be a good idea to talk about what PD effluent should and shouldn’t look like and hopefully explain some of the oddities possible.
Published on 09/11/2025 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Understanding Life with Kidney Failure: Spoon Theory
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“The Spoon Theory” became popular on chronic disease and autoimmune message boards, which is where I first came across it.
Published on 09/04/2025 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition (IDPN)
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Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition (IDPN) can help dialysis patients maintain weight and albumin levels when eating enough protein is a struggle.
Published on 08/28/2025 by Amber Razo
Tags: Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
How I use ChatGPT to help with my medical condition
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There's a lot of news about AI taking people's jobs. Some people believe AI will replace doctors.
Published on 08/21/2025 by Kamal Shah
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Kidney Failure Treatments: Guarantee Patients a REAL Choice
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For the next 2 weeks, the kidney community has a chance to offer public comments on the proposed rule for the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System
Published on 08/14/2025 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Making dialysis better,
Lessons from Across the Top 9 KidneyViews Blog Posts
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Of the three principles messages that run through many of these blogs—time, frequency, and rate (or speed) of volume change
Published on 08/07/2025 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: Education issues for patients and professionals, Making dialysis better,
Queen of Dialysis: What Happened Next
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More about how relying on life support has made her steadfastly positive and a firm believer that anything is possible; driving her to champion change in the world of dialysis and kidney care.
Published on 07/31/2025 by Maddy Warren
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,