November 12, 2003 - A German university says it found no proof of misconduct in a kidney dialysis study published last year in the New England Journal of Medicine. Story from AP/Yahoo.

May 21, 2003 - A German university is investigating "potential scientific misconduct" during a study that found daily dialysis decreases the mortality of patients who are suffering from acute renal failure, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) said Thursday. Story from ABC News.

Here is the notice that appears in this week's issue of the NEJM.

January 31, 2002 - The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study this week that shows daily dialysis treatments for acute renal failure patients can dramatically improve the chances of survival, compared to the standard practice of giving dialysis every other day.

Here is the abstract of "Daily Hemodialysis and the Outcome of Acute Renal Failure" from the NEJM, January 31, 2002.

"We believe that alternate-day hemodialysis should no longer be considered adequate for critically ill patients with acute renal failure," the study's authors concluded.

[This message has been edited by Gary Peterson (edited 11-25-2003).]