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Dialysis is a lifesaving treatment for those with kidney disorders. But during emergencies, particularly bad weather, sometimes patients don’t want to go — or can’t get to — their usual dialysis ...

The dialysis machines hum with a chronic, low-level sound, the final bulwark against kidneys that can no longer filter excess fluids and toxins from the body. Some patients doze under muted lights, ...

Watana Rogers says it was crucial to have early conversations with her grandchildren about what to do in an emergency.

In her research at Denver Health, Cervantes found that five years after initiating dialysis, undocumented immigrants with end-stage renal disease who receive emergency-only hemodialysis have on ...

NIAGARA FALLS -- Dominick Cristelli has spent 948 hours in dialysis treatment since his kidneys failed two years ago. Three times a week, for three hours at a time, the 59-year-old former ...