While older patients with chronic kidney failure who opt to start dialysis show a modest survival benefit over those choosing only medical management, an important trade-off is lengthier time spent in ...

On June 21, 2022, the Supreme Court concluded, in Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc., No. 20-1641, 2022 WL 2203328 (U.S. June 21, 2022), that the terms of a benefit ...

Nearly 560,000 Americans regularly undergo dialysis each year, and while treatment can vastly improve quality of life, it can also contribute to worsening it. Patients receiving crucial, life-saving ...

The Supreme Court ruled that a health plan’s low reimbursement rate for dialysis services doesn’t violate Medicare, dealing a blow to dialysis giant DaVita. The court ruled 7-2 on Monday in favor of ...

Short daily hemodialysis is associated with better survival than conventional thrice-weekly hemodialysis, researchers reported in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (2008; published online ahead of ...

Among people with dialysis-dependent kidney failure, a form of psychological therapy called pain coping skills training reduced how much pain got in the way of their daily lives, also known as pain ...

Oct. 15 -- WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Dialysis may not be worth undertaking for many older Americans in nursing homes who suffer kidney failure in addition to other ailments, a study finds ...

Tuesday’s opinion in Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. laid out a roadmap for private insurers to shift the costs of end-stage renal disease to Medicare, as the ...

Longer and more frequent dialysis sessions benefit pregnant women with kidney disease, according to a new study. Researchers found that pregnant women with kidney disease who received more intensive ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DaVita®, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) and a leading provider of kidney care services, will highlight the benefits of maintaining employment for ...