SINGAPORE – In 2016, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) introduced overnight dialysis at some of its ... involving them in care plan discussions to understand their health goals, much like ...

Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage are two different ways to get health care coverage in retirement. Here’s how to decide which is right for you.

Medicaid integration efforts proceed, policymakers need to recognize and address the specific needs of dually eligible ...

One of the key components of a health care plan is the size of its network of ... physicians rather than hospitals or skilled nursing facilities, for example) participated in Medicare, according ...

A change in Medicare coverage for specific medications needed during dialysis has left nursing homes and their patients receiving in-house treatment for kidney failure in a serious bind.

Ansel, Home Hemodialysis Registered Nurse at DaVita, is a DaVita Global Nurse from the Philippines and was recruited while ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition in an Italian hospital on Sunday, as officials shared that he is suffering from "mild renal insufficiency," amid his treatment for bilateral pneumonia.

In this photo provided by The Catholic University, co-founder of The Carlyle Group, Bill Conway, center, who plans to give $1 billion to support nursing programs across the country, poses with ...

The MDS was originally intended as a method of assessment and care plan standardization for Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes. It has become so much more. I greatly admire the brave ...

What Is Renal Cell Carcinoma? It's the most common type of kidney cancer. Although it’s a serious disease, finding and treating it early makes it more likely that you’ll be cured. No matter ...

When renal cell cancer is “metastatic,” that means it has spread from your kidney to other parts of your body. Bones are a common place for this cancer to travel. It's harder to treat the ...

More than 65 million people in the U.S. are enrolled in Medicare, the federal health insurance program for adults at least 65 years old and individuals with certain disabilities, end-stage renal ...