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Thomson developed the Kidney-CAP (Catheter Access Protection), a device designed to enhance the safety of dialysis treatment by preventing bleeding from the access points used by patients during dialysis. Developed in collaboration with the Glia team, the Kidney-CAP aims to be affordable and practical for use in low- and middle-income countries ...
He treated his first patient in 1943, and in 1945 he was able to save a patient's life with hemodialysis treatment. In 1946 he obtained a PhD degree summa cum laude at University of Groningen on the subject. It marks the start of a treatment that has saved the lives of millions of acute kidney injury or chronic kidney failure patients ever since.
In 1974, Ward recognised the need for a patient-focused organisation to add to the work of Kidney Research UK. She worked with her friend Robert Platt, former president of the Royal College of Physicians, to launch the British Kidney Patient Association, which was later renamed Kidney Care UK. Ward was noted for her "don't ask, don't get ...
With few options, the Flood sisters used Craigslist to secure a kidney donor for their ailing father in 2008. Since then, the women have made it their mission to save others.
Comedian. Diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease. She was on the transplant list prior to her diagnosis with breast cancer, and was removed from the list while being treated as is standard procedure. She was placed back on the list after her treatment was completed, and died from complications of the transplant surgery. April 3, 1996 20 days
The American Kidney Fund's grant programs help low-income dialysis patients to access health care, including dialysis and transplantation. AKF provides grants that help with health insurance premiums and other treatment necessities not covered by health insurance, such as transportation to dialysis, nutritional products and emergency assistance.
Ian Allen for Men’s Health Former NBA player Nate Robinson is hoping for a miracle as he continues to search for a kidney donor. Ever since his kidneys failed in 2018, the 40-year-old athlete ...
Kidney disease is the ninth leading cause of death, and the U.S. has one of the highest mortality rates for dialysis care in the industrialized world. The rate of patients getting kidney transplants has been lower than expected. These outcomes have been blamed on a new for-profit dialysis industry responding to government payment policies.