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Miracle Drug? by Matt S. The above figure compares long term survival in a subgroup of a trial that was published in Circulation in 1980. This was a randomized controlled trial of ... Read on »

Give me the NxStage System One. I will not even ask for Eculizumab. by Kamal S. Patient Expert

I read this blog post yesterday by Sharon Whipkey about going on a holiday to Italy to her daughter's house. Sharon went with her NxStage System One, did not have to mis ... Read on »

Nathan Hellman Memorial Award: Nate's spirit lives on... by Matt S. Nathan Hellman, MD, PhD was an insightful young scientist, a compassionate doctor, a good friend, and a charismatic person with the unique ability to bring people ... Read on »

An experiment: High flux dialyzers by Kamal S. Patient Expert

In India, most people use low flux dialyzers. Low flux dialyzers do not give good clearances of middle molecules. Over time, these middle molecules build up in the body an ... Read on »

Adventures in hypochondria by Heather .. Patient Expert

I've already established that I'm a hypochondriac. The story I always tell about PKD is that for months before my diagnosis, I was convinced that I had a tumor on my liver. ... Read on »

Heartwarming by Kamal S. Patient Expert

At times, I go into bouts of depression; on dialysis, who doesn't? Recently, I have been grappling with the dreaded bone pain rearing it's head again. In less than two ... Read on »

Think about rationing by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert

Resources for health care be they people, knowledge, time or money are and always have been limited. Rationing seems to be a word not terribly much used in pol ... Read on »

Bone pain back by Kamal S. Patient Expert

I have been having quite bad bone pain mainly in the back and my shoulders. It reminds me of the pretty severe pain I had for months a couple of years back. It is affectin ... Read on »

Irrationally irritated by Heather .. Patient Expert

I'm in a bad mood. It probably means I'm tired, or PMSing, or both, but I can't sleep because of my irritation at something somebody wrote on the internet tonight. ... Read on »

Official Opening of the Edgware Renal Centre by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert

Patients with kidney conditions in north London are benefiting from a new facility which has brought treatment closer to their homes. The Royal Free has invested £3milli ... Read on »

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