UK-based Quanta has proven its worth during the COVID pandemic, and is now approved by the FDA to now offer its small, lightweight, SC+ HD machine in the U.S. The easy-to-use SC+ has high dialysate flow rates and built-in flexibility for frequent and longer HD treatments. An optional water purification module and a cloud-based digital health interface are coming soon. Read the article

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What's New in Home Dialysis Research

Each month, we gather recent research abstracts about home dialysis. Visit our Journal Watch to learn more:

• New Xylitol-based PD Fluid with L-Carnitine May be More Biocompatible
• Remote Monitoring May Reduce PD Technique Failure
• Mobile Health Readiness of Home vs. In-Center Dialysis Patients
• Will Silicone Be the Future of HD Membranes?
• Chevron and Butterfly Taping Reduces Venous Needle Dislodgement in HD
• Yet Another Study Demonstrates the Superiority of Home HD over In-Center

One of the biggest challenges for helping people go home with HD is overcoming needle fear.  Cannulation expert Stuart Mott has tips and techniques to help patients learn how to place their own needles, one step at a time.  Watch his videos here:  https://homedialysis.org/life-at-home/buttonhole.