Help keep Salon independent

Carrie Arnold

Tenino, Washington police chief Bob Swain playing guitar at home in June. Earlier in the year he was told his kidneys were failing and dialysis was necessary. But he had other plans. (Larry C. Price)

Few kidney patients can access palliative care or hospice. Why?

Carrie Arnold
Traci Evans-Simmons has been on dialysis for three years and waiting for a kidney transplant since early 2019. She is considering getting a kidney transplant from a hepatitis C-positive donor. (Larry C. Price)

The lifesaving potential of less-than-perfect donor kidneys

Carrie Arnold
David White, shown at his suburban Washington, D.C. apartment, was on dialysis for almost six years before a successful kidney transplant. (Larry C. Price)

For the poor and disenfranchised, higher hurdles to transplants

Carrie Arnold
Dr. Jeffrey Berns says the financial incentive for doctors to steer patients to clinics they co-own can affect patient care. (Larry C. Price)

Should your kidney doctor have a financial stake in dialysis?

Carrie Arnold
Jo Karabasz says she’s handled a lot in her 58 years of life, but when it comes to her dialysis, she needs things to go smoothly. “Just don’t fuss with me,” she said. (Larry C. Price)

Kidney dialysis is a booming business. Is it also a rigged one?

Carrie Arnold

Exercising my demons

Carrie Arnold