Nephrology specialists and dialysis organizations are continuously searching for the best possible ways to safely and effectively care for patients with renal issues. One of…

[Photo from left to right: Nurse Regina Poskus, Nurse Practitioner Debbie Abbonizio, Francis Hogan]  Less than 10 percent of dialysis patients on Medicare have access to…

Over the past decade, several countries around the world have embraced a home-first approach to managing kidney failure—in other words, they are positioning the patient’s…

Approximately 14 percent of American adults are impacted by the daily complications and burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD). While a kidney-specific diet can help…

Impaired host immunity and bloodstream exposure to indwelling catheters or repeated cannulation renders dialysis patients prone to bloodstream infection (BSI). BSI is a leading cause…

For most patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD), a kidney transplant can offer the best possible long-term treatment option. Transplanted patients typically have better…

A growing number of elderly patients and patients with severe, life-limiting pathologies are reaching advanced kidney disease. If the nephrologist, the patient and family members…

Nephrology can be a challenging practice, so it’s crucial for nephrologists to truly love what they do and explore the opportunities that make sense for…

Marked changes have occurred in the vascular access profile of hemodialysis patients in the United States over the past 15 years. Although an excessive number…

Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began to require semiannual depression screenings. Several questions were raised among my nephrologist colleagues. How…