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H.R 9509 Kidney Disease Education Access Expansion Act of 2026

This bill would expand who is qualified to provide education, who is eligible to get it including care partners, it would extend from... [Read More]
Posted 10/22/2026
Concurrent Care for Comfort Act Would Provide Separate Payment for Palliative Dialysis

H.R. 8376 Concurrent Care for Comfort Act would provide payment for palliative dialysis (HD or PD) separate from the hospice bundle f... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026
MEI Comments on Proposed 2027 ESRD Payment and Quality Changes

Medical Education Institute provided comment to CMS-1846-P CY 2027 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment ... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026

Fresenius Pushes for Home

Fresenius Kidney Care is looking to make dialysis easier by shifting the focus to home.... [Read More]
Posted 10/05/2026
In August 2026, 70 nephrology fellows were chosen for the 2026–2027 ASN Home Dialysis Scholarship Program

They attended a 2.5 day Home Dialysis University where they attended classes and small group workshops on PD and home HD clinical iss... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026
Dialysis Act would give patients more stability, options, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 28, 2026

Read about the patient who started emergency dialysis, switched to PD, got a transplant that failed, and returned to PD, all while wo... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026

Fresenius Medical Care named Shervin Korangy as CEO

He is quoted as saying, “My focus will be on identifying opportunities to accelerate innovation, expand access to care, improve out... [Read More]
Posted 10/22/2026
Aligning Clinical Excellence with Health System Goals Through PD in Value-Based Models

This webinar will be held at 6 p.m. ET on October 28. Speaking will be Dr. Brian Brady of Stanford University School of Medicine Divi... [Read More]
Posted 10/22/2026
Update on National Institutes of Health websites

Last month we told you NIH is ordering its websites under these topic hubs: Health, Research, Data, Clinical, Rare Diseases, Technolo... [Read More]
Posted 10/22/2026

3 Benefits of more frequent dialysis are discussed in this short video

They include more liberal fluid and diet, treatment scheduling makes it easier to work, and greater sense of control over treatment a... [Read More]
Posted 10/22/2026
Vanessa Evans Goes from Patient to Advocate and National Prize Winner

Read how Vanessa turned her dialysis and transplant experience into her position as FME’s Director of Patient Advocacy and as Chief... [Read More]
Posted 10/22/2026
NxStage Home HD in the UK Gives Annalise Her Life Back

With gentler fluid removal, Annalise feels better—and doesn’t pass out after treatment. Now, she has a “great social life,” ... [Read More]
Posted 10/05/2026

A 2026 James Dyson award is for a PD machine in development

Two recent college graduates in the Philippines invented the BiDaKidney, a low cost and semi-automatic PD machine. Prize money will g... [Read More]
Posted 10/22/2026
Proof of Concept for Silicon Nanopore Membrane Implantable HD

In preclinical trials with a mini-pig and aspirin for anticoagulation, a new, high-efficiency membrane caused no complications and ga... [Read More]
Posted 10/05/2026
AWAK PD To Go

In Phase 1 trail results, a wearable PD system that weighs less than 2 kg was found to be safe, with no serious adverse events, and e... [Read More]
Posted 10/05/2026