Summer Heat, Hydration and ESKD: Mitigating Health Risks

By: Michael Moustakakis, MD, Group Medical Director for DaVita Extreme heat waves trigger standard public health advice everywhere: Drink plenty of water. For the general public, it’s a vital strategy to stay healthy and avoid heatstroke. But for the approximately 550,000 Americans living with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) and managing life on dialysis, this […] The post Summer Heat, Hydration and ESKD: Mitigating Health Risks appeared first on Newsroom .