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Editorial Blogs

The Renal Business Beat
business_1.jpgSales of dialysis products and services neared $30 billion in 2007. This month, we’re taking a look at some of the major players. This week: An interview with Gambro
 
Another “Gift of Life?”
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Publisher’s Pontification
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May 2008 issue

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Quote of the Day

“ … It is difficult to justify the burden and expense of dialysis when persons have other serious health conditions, for example, advanced dementia or cancer. In these settings, dialysis is unlikely to provide any meaningful benefit."

—Glenn Chertow, professor of nephrology at Stanford, co-author ‘An Empiric estimate of the value of life: Updating the renal dialysis cost-effectiveness standard," as reported by Stanford Graduate School of Business