RECENT NEWS
New York Times  Jan 10  Comment 
Recently obtained documents shed light on deaths that foreshadow later ones that galvanized public attention.
New York Times  Jan 8  Comment 
The decision by Jackson Health System affects 175 patients, and leaves some to rely on emergency rooms for life-sustaining treatments.
New York Times  Jan 6  Comment 
Grady Memorial Hospital, a public institution in Atlanta, has agreed to extend its payments for dialysis for about 50 dislocated patients, mostly illegal immigrants, at private clinics.
New York Times  Dec 31  Comment 
After an Atlanta dialysis clinic closed, illegal immigrants who returned to Mexico have struggled to pay for care.
MedPage Today  Dec 17  Comment 
Hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury not requiring dialysis have worse long-term survival than those with normal renal function, a retrospective study showed.
New York Times  Dec 16  Comment 
About 50 patients, mostly illegal immigrants, had sued to force Grady Memorial Hospital, a struggling public hospital that provides charity care, to continue providing free dialysis treatment.
New York Times  Dec 15  Comment 
A plan to help pay for the drugs that transplant recipients need has run into opposition from dialysis providers, drug companies and the National Kidney Foundation.
MedPage Today  Dec 8  Comment 
More than one-fifth of dialysis patients received a contraindicated antithrombotic medication when they underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), raising their risk of adverse outcomes, a new study found.
MedPage Today  Dec 4  Comment 
Researchers in Massachusetts say they have developed a model to assess the life-expectancy of kidney disease patients on dialysis that could help guide discussions about end-of-life care.
New York Times  Nov 20  Comment 
When an Atlanta hospital closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had to scramble to find treatment.



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