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Move would let patients undergo procedure more frequently and at their convenience
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Home haemodialysis is increasingly used in some countries as the machines are becoming smaller, more user-friendly and cheaper.
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The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) plans to pilot home blood dialysis within the next few years.
Associate Professor Jimmy Teo, head of nephrology at the National University Hospital (NUH), said home haemodialysis would allow kidney failure patients to undergo dialysis more frequently and at their convenience.
