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U.S. Renal Care, DSI Renal sign definitive merger agreement

U.S. Renal Care, Inc. and DSI Renal announced Monday they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. USRC is the third largest dialysis provider in the country, and when combined with DSI, the company will serve approximately 23,000 patients across 33 states and the Territory of Guam.

26 Aug 2015

High blood sugar may reduce positive effects of exercise on bone health in diabetic patients

Diabetes, which now affects almost 30 million Americans, can cause serious health complications, including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and lower-extremity amputations.

24 Aug 2015

DaVita HealthCare Partners hosts health and disaster preparedness fair in Colorado Springs

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., one of the nation's largest and most innovative health care communities, is hosting a health and disaster preparedness fair on Saturday, Aug. 22, at the St. Francis Medical Center off Woodmen Road in Colorado Springs.

18 Aug 2015

NxStage System One now used in eight of Top 10 Nephrology Hospitals in the U.S.

NxStage Medical, Inc., a leading manufacturer of dialysis products, today announced that the NxStage System One is now used in eight of the Top 10 Nephrology Hospitals in the United States as ranked according to U.S. News & World Report.

12 Aug 2015

Study demonstrates significance of EMT as potential therapeutic target for reversing kidney disease

Adults who are worried or terrified sometimes curl up into a fetal position. Likewise, adult cells that are injured, including genetic injury leading to cancer, initiate a process that was present during embryonic development.

4 Aug 2015

Dietary phosphate appears to cause spikes in blood phosphorus levels

Phosphates artificially added to dairy and cereal products appear to cause bigger spikes in blood phosphorus levels than naturally occurring phosphates, potentially putting harmful stress on kidneys. Too much dietary phosphate stiffens blood vessels, enlarges the heart and is bad for bones, but a new study by Houston Methodist researchers suggests it matters where the phosphates come from.

22 Jul 2015

HealthCare Partners California division honored with Elite Status by CAPG

DaVita HealthCare Partners, one of the largest and most innovative health care communities, is proud to announce for the ninth consecutive year its HealthCare Partners California division was recently honored with Elite Status by CAPG – the highest possible honor awarded by the nation's leading organization for physician organizations practicing coordinated care.

14 Jul 2015

$Wayne State researchers explore effects of Tocotrienol-rich fraction from palm oil in ESRD patients$

Wayne State researchers explore effects of Tocotrienol-rich fraction from palm oil in ESRD patients

End-stage renal disease (ERSD) is the last stage of chronic kidney disease where the kidneys function at under 10 to 15 percent of their normal capacity. At this stage, kidneys cannot effectively remove waste or excess fluid from the blood system, and dialysis or a kidney transplant is necessary to live.

14 Jul 2015

University of Leeds scientists uncover genes implicated in common inherited diseases

Scientists from the University of Leeds have uncovered the most comprehensive list yet of genes implicated in a group of common inherited diseases.

14 Jul 2015

Simple blood test could detect early stages of type 1 diabetes

Scientists at the MRC's Clinical Sciences Centre in West London are the first to show that a small molecule circulates in the blood of people who are in the early stages of type 1 diabetes. A simple blood test could detect this biological marker years, maybe decades, before symptoms develop.

9 Jul 2015

DaVita Kidney Care offers recipes to help CKD patients maintain healthy diet during Fourth of July weekend

DaVita Kidney Care, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. and a leading provider of kidney care services, offers recipes that can help people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) maintain a healthy diet during the Fourth of July weekend.

2 Jul 2015

DaVita HealthCare Partners expands office space in Lower Downtown Denver

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., one of the largest and most innovative health care communities, today announced the company has expanded its office space to include two more floors of the Gates Building, located at 1551 Wewatta Street in Lower Downtown Denver.

1 Jul 2015

DaVita HealthCare Partners honored as 2015 Top Green Company in the U.S.

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., one of the nation's largest and most innovative health care communities, today announced that the company was recognized by Newsweek Green Rankings as a 2015 Top Green Company in the U.S. The company has appeared on the list every year the award program has run since 2009.

30 Jun 2015

Falcon Physician wins Gold Stevie Award in Information Technology Department of the Year category

Falcon Physician was presented with a Gold Stevie Award in the Information Technology Department of the Year category at the 13th Annual American Business Awards in Chicago.

29 Jun 2015

DaVita Kidney Care recognizes June as National Men's Health Month

DaVita Kidney Care, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. and a leading provider of kidney care services, recognizes the month of June as National Men's Health Month and the importance of bringing awareness to the health care issues that affect men.

26 Jun 2015

DaVita's HealthCare Partners division celebrates National Men's Health Month

HealthCare Partners, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., celebrates the month of June – National Men's Health Month – by recognizing the importance of bringing awareness to the health care issues that affect men.

26 Jun 2015

UC Santa Barbara professor develops novel therapeutic strategy for PKD

For the 12 million people worldwide who suffer from polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an inherited disorder with no known cure, a new treatment option may be on the horizon.

26 Jun 2015

Study reveals how geography affects the survival of people with end-stage kidney disease

The notion that geography often shapes economic and political destiny has long informed the work of economists and political scholars. Now a study led by medical scientists at Johns Hopkins reveals how geography also appears to affect the very survival of people with end-stage kidney disease in need of dialysis.

24 Jun 2015

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics announces FDA approval of VITROS Chemistry Products HbA1c Reagent Kit for diagnosis of diabetes

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the VITROS Chemistry Products HbA1c Reagent Kit to be used on the VITROS 5600 Integrated System, VITROS 4600 Chemistry System, and the VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System. The test can be used for the quantitative determination of percent glycated hemoglobin A1c (DCCT/NGSP) and mmol/mol hemoglobin A1c (IFCC) in human whole blood.

From Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 22 Jun 2015

Patient survival rates for home hemodialysis significantly higher than peritoneal dialysis

NxStage Medical, Inc. is encouraging patients to take control of their dialysis therapy and consider home hemodialysis in the wake of a new study that found patient survivability rates are significantly higher with home hemodialysis (HHD) than peritoneal dialysis (PD).

18 Jun 2015

Kidney Failure News and Research

U.S. Renal Care, DSI Renal sign definitive merger agreement

High blood sugar may reduce positive effects of exercise on bone health in diabetic patients

DaVita HealthCare Partners hosts health and disaster preparedness fair in Colorado Springs

NxStage System One now used in eight of Top 10 Nephrology Hospitals in the U.S.

Study demonstrates significance of EMT as potential therapeutic target for reversing kidney disease

Dietary phosphate appears to cause spikes in blood phosphorus levels

HealthCare Partners California division honored with Elite Status by CAPG

Wayne State researchers explore effects of Tocotrienol-rich fraction from palm oil in ESRD patients

University of Leeds scientists uncover genes implicated in common inherited diseases

Simple blood test could detect early stages of type 1 diabetes

DaVita Kidney Care offers recipes to help CKD patients maintain healthy diet during Fourth of July weekend

DaVita HealthCare Partners expands office space in Lower Downtown Denver

DaVita HealthCare Partners honored as 2015 Top Green Company in the U.S.

Falcon Physician wins Gold Stevie Award in Information Technology Department of the Year category

DaVita Kidney Care recognizes June as National Men's Health Month

DaVita's HealthCare Partners division celebrates National Men's Health Month

UC Santa Barbara professor develops novel therapeutic strategy for PKD

Study reveals how geography affects the survival of people with end-stage kidney disease

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics announces FDA approval of VITROS Chemistry Products HbA1c Reagent Kit for diagnosis of diabetes

Patient survival rates for home hemodialysis significantly higher than peritoneal dialysis

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