New Hope For Kidney Patients

Series

Series Name: Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.

Length of issue (in feet)

484

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Every year 7,000 people die from kidney failure. For the lucky ones, survival means a kidney machine for 70 hours a week. Now new techniques in disposable dialysers are reducing the risks of infection and enabling more people to have kidney machines in their own home.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/25

Credits:

Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter: Ian Morrison
Editor: Peter Greenaway
Cutter: Peter Greenaway
Presenter: Roger Cook
Commentator: Roger Cook

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