It gives me a great feeling when nephrologists and other medical professionals are recognizing that we are not properly educating our kidney failure (ESRD- those with End Stage Renal Disease) patients about all the options they may have.
Continue reading Increase the Number of Kidney Transplants
If you really want to deal with that superstition, you are welcome to review one of my older posts, Triskaidekaphobia…
Continue reading Yes, it’s Friday the 13th- but I have more important things to discuss
One of the problems clinicians face when a COVID-19 patient is hospitalized is opining what other complications this patient will present. All too often, kidney failure is among the most common result. (This held for 46% of the patients treated at Mount Sinai, with about 1/3 of them requiring dialysis). The issue is getting the affected patients on dialysis before it’s too late to save their lives.
Continue reading Just in Time for the 3rd Wave
Back when I was hot to finish the development of my artificial kidney, a group of patients at Kings County Hospital got together and started one of the very first advocacy groups for folks with a disease. The National Association of Patients on Hemodialysis. From those 6 patients in 1969, who were undergoing dialysis thrice weekly for 12 to 18 hours at a clip (digest that fact for a minute), they involved other patients looking to brainstorm and seek out better alternatives- and changed their name to the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP).
Continue reading How long will this take?
I had to call in a lifeline today (when this was written). Because I was reading an article that was ticking me off; it made no sense to me.
Continue reading Not government pork?
Is it fair to work for a new federal program, if it will personally benefit you? Even if it will truly benefit thousands of others? That is something with which I am struggling right now.
Continue reading Public Benefit and Personal Gain???