The five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) indicate how well the kidneys are working, ranging from stage 1 (mild kidney ...

Kidney failure treatment without dialysis can involve conservative management, which means managing symptoms and attempting to preserve kidney function, or a kidney transplant. Kidney failure ...

The Department of Medicine Nephrology Service at Womack Army Medical Center are pushing the limits of what can be done to ...

The Arteriovenous AV fistula a surgically constructed link between an artery and a vein is the gold standard of dialysis ...

Every day, roughly 360 people in the U.S. begin treatment (either dialysis or a transplant) for kidney failure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A patient is considered ...

A woman whose father was on kidney dialysis for 19 years is trying to make it easier for others undergoing those treatments.