Blog Posts in 2018

Joel Topf, M.D. interviews Steven D. Weisbord, M.D., lead researcher on a study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Listen Here Title: Outcomes after Angiography with Sodium Bicarbonate and Acetylcysteine Authors: ...

One of the biggest buzzwords in the healthcare today is “mindfulness.” Mindfulness has crossed the line between a psychological meditation practice to a useful tool to relax patients and help control anxiety. Mindfulness is the ...

Susie Soares-Phillips has built her career making lives better for patients living with kidney disease. “Wanting to be a nurse and helping others was clear to me as a young woman. At age 14, I vividly remember spending a night in the ...

Joel Topf, M.D. interviews Sumi J. Sun, one of the lead researchers on new applied clinical research presented at Kidney Week 2017 Join the Kidney Week conversation! Listen on Google Play Listen on iTunes Abstract TITLE: Sustained Low ...

A Sacramento-based nephrologist is changing the way patients think of dialysis. Join the conversation with Jose Morfin, M.D. Listen on Google Play | Listen on iTunes When Satellite Healthcare started developing optimal transitions™, ...

Home dialysis options: “Nobody likes needles,” Joy Barringer, RN, says matter of factly. It’s the biggest hurdle she faces as she explains home dialysis options to new patients. Joy manages a Satellite WellBound center in ...

Brings Grins to Satellite’s Patient: Listen to NephTalk with Dr. Paul Bennett Listen on Google Play Listen on iTunes Watch LOL Hemodialysis in action The sounds of laughter seem incongruous within the normal atmosphere of a dialysis ...

Each month Satellite Healthcare will revisit a person or topic to provide an update for our readers on personal progress or new industry advancements. We learned more about Satellite WellBound Mountain View patient Niem Tran last year, and ...