721410login-checkBetter Than Dialysis? Artificial Kidney Could Be the Future |
By David Warmflash, MD
Nearly 90,000 patients in the United States are waiting for a lifesaving kidney transplant, yet only about 25,000 kidney transplants were performed last year. Thousands die each year while they wait. Others are not suitable transplant candidates.
Half a million people are on dialysis, the only transplant alternative for those with kidney failure. This greatly impacts their work, relationships, and quality of life. Read the full story in Medscape.
721410login-checkBetter Than Dialysis? Artificial Kidney Could Be the Future |