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Baxter problems with PD solution contaminants in the news. |
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Wall Street Journal: Baxter International Inc. told European regulators that harmful substances are still present in dialysis solutions made at its production facilities in Castlebar, Ireland, for patients with kidney failure and that it will temporarily shut down manufacturing there to address the problem.
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Cost savings of transplantation compared to dialysis in the news. |
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Montreal Gazette: The number of Canadians living with kidney failure has tripled in 20 years and thousands of patients are waiting for kidney transplants, researchers say in a report that suggests that if transplants were available, $150 million spent on expensive treatments would be saved.
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Fresenius to sell bonds to fund new acquisitions |
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Mass High Tech: Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, a German dialysis products provider that has its U.S. headquarters in Waltham, is planning a notes offering of $500 million in senior unsecured notes due 2021 and approximately $405 million of senior unsecured notes due 2021, issued by wholly owned subsidiaries Fresenius Medical Care US Finance Inc. and FMC Finance VII S.A., respectively. The company plans to use the financing to re-pay debts and make acquisitions, including its recent buy of International Dialysis Centers from Euromedic International for about $650 million.
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Propublica dialysis unit tracker allows patients to check on unit mortality data. |
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ProPublica: This site is for dialysis patients and others who want to learn about the quality of care at individual dialysis clinics. Among other things, you can learn how often patients treated at a facility have been hospitalized, report certain types of infections or are placed on the transplant list. The information is submitted by facilities and collected by contractors of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, the federal agency that oversees most dialysis care.
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New dialysis unit in Gimli to start operating next week - Winnipeg Free Press |
Winnipeg Free Press
WINNIPEG – A new dialysis unit in the Gimli Community Health Centre will start treating patients next week, the government announced today.
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