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HDCN News Archive -- Daily and Nocturnal Hemodialysis
M13 NxStage reports that it was able to double number of home dialysis patients in past year.
M07 Incenter nocturnal dialysis offered at FMC Savannah unit in the news.
M05 ASN Renal Week abstract archives 2003-2006 now available on-line in .pdf format.
M01 AAKP urgers Senator Kerry to support pilot home hemodialysis program.
A21 FDA: Guidance issued regarding IDEs for nocturnal hemodialysis.
M03 Despite advantages, home dialysis slow to grow.
F28 Incenter nocturnal dialysis becoming more popular in Florida.
F13 More centers offering 3x/week nocturnal dialysis in-center.
F12 NxStage revenues increase, but so do losses; stock falls on release of quarterly report.
J14 Incenter nocturnal dialysis growing in popularity and in the news.
D08 Nocturnal in-center hemodialysis making news in Seattle.
N01 Redsense medical gets FDA approval to sell blood loss detection device in the U.S.
O29 FDA: New guidance recommendations for medical device tracking.
O23 Renal Solutions gets FDA 510k clearance for advanced sorbent dialysis machine enabling higher dialysate flow rates.
S18 JAMA: Small randomized trial shows benefits of 6x/week nocturnal HD on LV mass.
A30 NxStage to complete acquisition of Medisystems in fourth quarter of 2007.
A29 NxStage recalling leaky dialysis cartridges.
A06 Baxter announces collaboration with Dean Kamen's company DEKA and HHD, LLC to develop home dialysis system
J26 Small, but randomized Canadian trial of nocturnal hemodialysis shows reduction of LVH over 6 month period.
J05 NxStage announces agreement to acquire Medisystems
M15 Spreading viruses as we breathe - another argument for home dialysis?
F20 It's official: dialysis firm Aksys shuts down.
F19 Dialysis at night getting popular
F10 Custom RV (recreational vehicle) lets dialysis patients hit the road.
F08 NxStage shares soar after DaVita buys a 7% stake.
J29 Nephros gets conditional FDA approval to test hemodiafiltration module in the US
J24 Aksys to shut down operations
D19 Wellbound continues to open self-care dialysis centers
D11 Congress votes to increases the dialysate composite rate by 1.6%.
N27 In-center nocturnal dialysis program starts up in Oregon.
N26 HDCN: Search index updated for audiofiles, slide/audio talks, articles, and abstracts
O09 New Zealand patient now 30 years on home hemodialysis.
O05 New calculator up on HDCN to compute the standard Kt'V for 3-7x/week therapies.
O05 Aksys gets delivery of next-generation dialysis machine prototype from the makers of the Segway.
S19 Fresenius-built home dialysis machine alleged to have caused fatal home fire in lawsuit.
S11 Canadian home dialysis patients seek rebate for water, electricity costs.
S07 Traveling Canadian couple outfits RV to do nocturnal hemodialysis on the road.
J28 NxStage reports Q2 results.
J20 FDA concern about Aksys marketing of extended treatment times for its machine.
J16 CARI (Australasian) Clinical Practice Guidelines published (53 free full text review papers!)
J08 Renal Solutions reincarnates a newer, better Redy cartridge system for home and ICU dialysis.
M17 Congress reviews details of proposed daily dialysis bill
M01 500 patients receiving home hemodialysis using NxStage equipment.
A18 3x/;week nocturnal HD catching on in Lafayette.
A13 NxStage tap water purification device gets FDA ok for marketing.
M10 Aksys gets additional investment from Durus Fund
M07 Wellbound expanding network of self-care dialysis units
F02 NxStage treating 292 home dialysis patients as of year-end 2005.
J07 CJASN: Daily hemodialysis - a systematic review
D12 More home dialysis stories in the news.
D08 Aksys to focus on Atlanta, Seattle, and Baltimore of its home dialysis therapy.
D01 NxStage revenues, patient base, increase in 2005.
N23 Baxter to set up home dialysis care centers in India.
N10 Home dialysis in Chicago in the news
N09 The wearable artificial kidney - pie in the sky or pie on the table?
N05 Apollo healthcare offering home HD via both Aksys and NxStage.
N04 Aksys to team up with Dean Kamen's company for next home HD machine.
N02 Renal Solutions sell home dialysis kits in Europe.
O26 ASN Renal Week 2005 abstracts now available on-line.
O26 Aksys announces Q3 earnings conference call.
O24 NxStage home dialysis system in the news.
O17 Home dialysis in the news in the Boston press.
O14 Home nocturnal dialysis improves well-being of teenagers.
O11 NxStage Medical sets number and price of shares for its IPO.
O07 Toronto General rolls out innovative home dialysis telemonitoring system.
O06 Extension cord may have been cause of fatal home dialysis fire.
O06 Number of home hemodialysis patients increases 8-fold in 3 years.
O05 Home dialysis machine may have caused fatal house fire.
S30 Toronto study: Nocturnal HD markedly increases endothelial progenitor cell number.
S21 EDTNA journal club: Venous needle dislodgement during hemodialysis.
A09 Aksys reports second quarter results.
A09 Home dialysis for kids to be tested
J20 JASN early release: Short daily HD lowers LVH by 30%, also CRP.
J20 NxStage medical (maker of home dialysis machine) files for IPO.
J11 With approval of new machines, home dialysis is in the news.
J06 AAKP endorses Grassley-Baucus bill for improved dialysis quality.
J01 More frequent dialysis bill introduced in the U.S. House
J30 New NKF brochure highlights home hemodialysis
J29 NxStage receives FDA clearance for home hemodialysis system.
J27 McGill University starts up nocturnal HD program in Montreal.
M21 Medicare to pay for ESRD telehealth services (pdf).
M09 Dialysis patient goes on home dialysis strike - insists on in-center treatment.
M09 Aksys reports first quarter results.
A18 Kaiser and Wellbound partner to offer home HD and PD.
A04 Buttonhole vascular access information
A02 Home HD Medicare FAQs for medical professionals
A02 Home dialysis: legislative action center
A02 Daily home and nocturnal hemodialysis: patient stories.
A02 Search for a center that does home or nocturnal hemodialsysis.
M25 Nocturnal HD and the FHN study in the news: USA Today
M17 NxStage One home dialysis system being tested in Indiana U.
M14 CMS to pay for 4th treatment for NIDDK sponsored frequent dialysis study pts.
M07 Renal Solutions raises 16.5 M from venture capitalists.
M07 NxStage home dialysis system in the news.
M02 121 patients now being treated on Aksys home HD system
F25 Depressed spouse may act in harmful ways when forced into a caregiver situation.
F24 Aksys funds home dialysis support grant through AAKP.
J18 HDI: Hemodialysis abstractst from Annual Dialysis Conference, 2004.
D28 Nocturnal dialysis for Toronto seniors in the news.
D05 Company in Portland developing new generation of dialysis machines.
O30 ASN: Nocturnal hemodialysis results from Canada very encouraging
O18 CMS trades payment for new technology with requirement for study enrollment
O07 Invitation to participate in new daily/nocturnal HD registry
S30 NxStage medical raises 20 M in private equity financing
S22 Wellbound signs contract with Kaiser to supervise self-care dialysis program
S21 Medical Education Institute launches Home Dialysis Central
A16 Aksys sued over hedge fund buy
A09 Portland-based startup raising funds to develop home dialysis machine
A04 Aksys reports Q2 results
J27 Aksys announces Q2 conference call for August 4th.
J20 Nocturnal dialysis being credited for helping normal pregnancy and delivery
J06 Ontario boosts funding for home health care: 73 M
J13 Patient nocturnal dialysis experiences in the news
M19 Aksys to receive 10 M dollars in additional funding
M19 Dr. Christopher Blagg honored as a 2004 Hero of Healthcare
M19 Dr. Christopher Blagg honored as a 2004 Hero of Healthcare
A28 Aksys reports first quarter results
A27 Renal Solutions raises $5M to help it develop new dialysis machine
A14 Aksys reports on first quarter highlights and updated goals
M29 March Serminars in Dialysis issue focuses on daily HD
M09 Rocco to head up nocturnal arm of NIH more frequent dialysis trial
M02 Prince Edward Island woman fights to stay on home dialysis
F24 Aksys announces settlement of remaining claims against Durus
F18 Aksys conference call next Tuesday, Feb 24th
F02 New portable home dialysis machine under development in Oregon
J29 Aksys reports on growth at investor conference
J27 Aksys founder Rod Kenley rejoins the company as a senior VP
J14 Aksys gets 4.6 million from Durus as settlement for unlawful swing trading claim
N30 Home becomes boy's kidney dialysis unit
N22 Ultrafiltration and Beyond: ISHD symposium, San Antonio, TX; Feb 7th, 2004 (PDF)
N10 RPA: New dialysis doc payment guidelines may hurt home, rural patients (PDF)
N06 Aksys reports Q3 results
O28 Renal Research Institute awarded 1/3 Clinical Centers to study more frequent HD
O20 Aksys to hold conference call Tuesday, Oct 21 about 2004 guidance
O20 Aksys signs agreement with Gambro to place the PHD machine in US Gambro units
O01 Hedge fund holdings continue to affect price of Aksys stock
S10 Renal Care Group sets up home dialysis in Anchorage, Alaska
S01 Nurse with ESRD lobbies Washington for Daily Dialysis Quality Act
A27 More hemodialysis to be done at home in Vancouver
A06 Aksys reports Q2 results
A05 Aksys files suit against Durus capital management
J30 NY Times: Aksys stock investor says he bought stock by mistake
J30 Aksys Q2 conference call Aug 6th at 11:00 AM EST
J25 Investor group now controls 2/3 of outstanding Aksys stock; share price plunges
J25 Investor group buys up 20% of Aksys; motives uncertain
J07 Renal Solutions raises venture capital for sorbent dialysis machine
J01 Aksys announces common stock offering
J01 AJKD supplement: Quotidian/nocturnal hemodialysis
M29 Illinois home HD patients dies while on the machine
A02 Blagg, Lockridge urge write-in support for HR1004 home dialysis bill
M11 Buoncristiani slide presentation on short daily HD
M02 Home, daily and nocturnal dialysis growing in popularity
F13 Aksys ships 12 PHD machines in 4th quarter 2002
J30 AKSYS machine sales starting to take off
J27 Aksys to present to venture capital group; webcast on January 30th
D14 NDT editorial: Aksys PHD system
D14 NDT editorial: Frequent nocturnal hemodialysis
D14 RFA for short daily or nocturnal dialysis issued by NIH-NIDDK
D03 Aksys home dialysis machine being evalutated in the UK
N18 Fresenius enters home hemodialysis market in India
N13 Canada's British Columbia piloting nocturnal home hemodialysis
O16 Aksys reports Q3 results; Has begun to sell its machines
O07 Home dialysis supported in England
O07 Aksys wins approval to sell its machine in Europe
A07 CMS to allow increased reimbursement for placement of Vasca-type accesses
J30 Aksys to report Q2 results July 30th (today)
J03 Research irregularities alleged in NEJM daily dialysis study (English)
J03 Research irregularities alleged in NEJM daily dialysis study (German, English to follow)
M13 Aksys raises 18 million in private placement
M05 Blagg and Lockridge issue appeal to prevent funding reduction for home dialysis
M27 Aksys home dialysis system approved by the FDA
F23 Interview with Dr. Lindsay about daily HD
F13 Aksys reports Q4 results
J30 Daily dialysis results in higher survival in acute renal failure
O16 ASN/ISN: Nocturnal dialysis has beneficial effects on LVH, blood pressure