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Aaron Bunch

Plea to end the nation's kidney dialysis dependence

A health group says we need new ways to treat kidney disease other than "outdated" dialysis. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

With chronic kidney disease projected to be the fifth leading cause of death worldwide by 2050, advocates are calling for radical action to end Australia's dependence on outdated dialysis.

Despite its life-preserving role, dialysis has changed little in half a century and remains a time-consuming and invasive treatment, Kidney Health Australia says.

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