News Articles
Advocacy for Better Dialysis
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AKF is Tracking State Kidney Policy and Urges Support for Pending Legislation
See a U.S. map that lets you click on a state to see what legislation has been passed and includes a “Take Action” button to enco... [Read More]
Posted 02/17/2026 -
The Alliance for Home Dialysis Works to Identify and Address Barriers
Medical Education Institute is one of 15 organizations that make up the Alliance, which was formed in 2012. Check out its letters, st... [Read More]
Posted 01/16/2026 -
MEI Encourages Care Teams to Ask These Questions for CQI
CMS revised the ICH CAHPS survey and removed questions MEI believes are key to quality patient-centered care. Even though ... [Read More]
Posted 12/17/2025
Home Dialysis in the News
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Dr. Georgi Abraham received the Karl Nolph Lifetime Achievement Award for PD
The world-renowned nephrologist brought CAPD to India and founded the non-profit Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation that pr... [Read More]
Posted 03/12/2026 -
Pittsburgh WPXI News Shares Impact of Recent Snowstorm on Dialysis
A wife talks about how her husband missed one dialysis treatment and was at risk of missing another due to snow covered streets. The ... [Read More]
Posted 02/17/2026 -
Justin Pham Started HD Emergently and Switched to PD
He shares how PD allows him to schedule dialysis so he can spend time with friends, work, and create TikTok videos. See his video... [Read More]
Posted 11/11/2025
Industry Updates
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ISPD’s Spotlight Webinar Series 2026
Held weekly from April 8 to May 27 on the Advanced Renal Education Program platform, topics include PD and home HD.... [Read More]
Posted 03/12/2026 -
Dr. Brigitte Schiller Shares Thoughts on Prescribing Nocturnal Home HD
In this 2-minute video, physicians are encouraged to use this option more and individualize the therapy to a patient’s needs and li... [Read More]
Posted 03/12/2026 -
Dr. Chris Chan and Dr. Klement Yeung: Treat Home HD as an Established Modality
In this ASN webinar, learn about home HD training, assisted home HD, living with vs. for dialysis, and challenges like caregiver burn... [Read More]
Posted 03/12/2026
Living Well with Home Treatments
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MEI’s March Webinar Features Nighttime Dialysis
During this hour-long webinar Christina and Michael Gilchrist talk about her experience on PD and nocturnal home HD. Nighttime dialys... [Read More]
Posted 03/12/2026 -
On World Kidney Day March 12, 2026, Check Out Three Modality Decision Aids:
My Kidney Life Plan by the non-profit MEI is a lifestyle-d... [Read More]
Posted 03/12/2026 -
Christina Gilchrist Does Nocturnal Home HD
In this 59 minute video, Christina’s husband and care partner, Michael, shows how he sets up the room, machine, and supplies to do ... [Read More]
Posted 02/17/2026
Pipeline Technology
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Xeltis is Trialing its Polymer-based Vascular Access
aXess is a self-healing device that allows the patient’s cells to colonize a polymeric matrix which then becomes an access. A U.S. ... [Read More]
Posted 03/12/2026 -
New Bluetooth-enabled CAPD System Enhanced Patient Satisfaction
The Vivatum Alba CAPD system, compatible with both Vantive and Fresenius PD fluids, was evaluated in South Africa for patient satisfa... [Read More]
Posted 03/12/2026 -
Emerging Biomarker Research in PD
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) in effluent may help monitor peritoneal membrane health, inflammation, and fibrosis. The vesicles contai... [Read More]
Posted 03/12/2026