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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for kidney dialysis
  1. Getting a kidney transplant: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... failure. Of these, 468,000 people are on kidney dialysis, and almost 200,000 live with a functioning ... transplants are two treatments used to replace failing kidneys. Dialysis takes the place of your kidneys by helping ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...transplant-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. A patient's kidney transplant journey | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... she felt so sick. In 2015, she started kidney dialysis because her kidneys were unable to work well ... it wouldn't be able to handle a kidney transplant," Alison said. "Dialysis was really difficult for me. At the beginning ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...tients-kidney-transplant-journey - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. Study shows kidney transplants between people with HIV is safe | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... three times more likely to die while on kidney dialysis than people without HIV. Kidney transplants can help extend their lives, but they ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-between-people-with-hiv-is-safe - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. Improving organ donation for all | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... can have a kidney transplant. Many people with kidney failure on dialysis don't know about transplantation and don't ... failure, even at stage 4 or stage 5 kidney disease, the default pathway is dialysis. But this is actually not the best pathway. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...improving-organ-donation-for-all - MedlinePlus Magazine