Our bodies have several vital organs that quietly toil away to keep us functioning properly. Among these are the kidneys, two fist-sized organs that sit on either side of the spine below the ribs.

As the holiday season begins, Sara Long, a 26-year-old Savannah woman, is entering hospice care after a prolonged battle with kidney failure. Now the wife and mother is preparing to say her final ...

Todd Shayler's health was rapidly failing before he finally got the double organ transplant needed to save his life.

Your diet does a lot for your health. These are the 13 superfoods that will help protect your kidney function.

Your kidneys are vital organs that work tirelessly to filter waste, maintain fluid balance, and regulate essential nutrients.

That’s how I ended up in a phlebotomist’s chair at Quest Diagnostics at 7 a.m. on a recent Saturday, looking hard in the ...

The new research program will look at ways to reduce risks of heart disease, hormone delays and other late-term effects of ...

With a new NIH grant, nursing researcher Daniel Smith plans to look at the impact of heat waves on kidney disease.

A low sodium diet could be life-saving for people with conditions like high blood pressure. The low sodium diet is ...

Leilani Alvarez, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CCRT, discussed strategies for addressing obesity in dogs, while presenting an education ...

The rise of weight loss drugs is not only changing individual lives, but also reshaping large sections of the economy.

It’s important that dog owners are aware of the potential hazards that the colder months bring when walking dogs ...