Dialysis facilities could cut bloodstream infection rates among their patients by up to half by following a set of recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according ...

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Each year in the U.S., roughly 37,000 people on dialysis treatment contract potentially deadly bloodstream infections — but a new partnership between the CDC and a coalition of kidney and dialysis ...

A rise in new hepatitis C virus cases among patients undergoing hemodialysis has led the CDC to urge dialysis providers and facilities to look into their infection control processes and address any ...

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Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Adults on dialysis treatment for end-stage kidney disease were ...

The CDC found that adults on dialysis for kidney failure were 100 times more likely to have staph bloodstream infections than people not on the treatment. Staph infections are serious and sometimes ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it is partnering with dialysis clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccines to health care workers and patients with chronic kidney disease. The ...

Data show that Black and Hispanic patients on dialysis in the U.S. have higher risks of developing staph bloodstream infections than their white counterparts, federal health officials say, adding that ...