Kidney

Doctors at UC San Diego Medical Center performed a pioneering surgery on a cancer patient whose kidney and ureter were removed and bladder reconstructed via a small incision in the navel, it was announced today. It was the second time the minimally...

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com May 21, 2012 Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...

It is perhaps today's most maligned diet — assailed as "crazy" and "gross" since pictures emerged last month of a bride outfitted with a feeding tube to drop weight quickly before her big day. But in his only interview with a local newspaper, Dr....

Sarah Hyland has been keeping a pretty big secret for a very long time: The 21-year-old “Modern Family” actress has grappled with kidney disease since she was in single digits. The good news? In April she got a kidney transplant, and now she'...

By the time Ray Fearing was first diagnosed with a rare kidney disease back in 2000, the damage that had already been done was such that a transplant would eventually be his only option. "By then, they (the doctors) had noticed there was a lot of...

Dawn Evans scored 38 points to beat Virginia 75-73 that Sunday in late 2009. She broke the John Paul Jones Arena scoring record, banking the decisive jumper in the final minute. She led James Madison to its first triumph over the Cavaliers in 23 years....

Within just a few days, Ray Fearing went from the height of ecstasy -- he had just gotten a much-needed kidney transplant -- to the depths of depression, after finding out his transplant would need to be removed. "I had been waiting for 10 years to...

Within just a few days, Ray Fearing went from the height of ecstasy -- he had just gotten a much-needed kidney transplant -- to the depths of depression, after finding out his transplant would need to be removed. "I had been waiting for 10 years to...

Dog owners and veterinarians have complained for years about chicken jerky dog treats, saying that they cause kidney problems and even death in dogs, but whether the canine snack is harmful remains a mystery. TheU.S. Food and Drug Administrationhas...

Gayle Anderson was live in Compton to learn about the groundbreaking research at Charles R. Drew University Reducing Chronic Kidney Disease disparities among minorities since March is National Kidney Month and Thursday, is World Kidney Day....

A kidney success story Leslie Cochran and Marilee Kerns were saluted in the Maryland House of Delegates on Thursday as part of World Kidney Day. While growing up, Kerns once offered to give her friend Cochran a kidney if she needed it, because of a...

One local husband and wife are more than just a couple, they are life savers. Michael and Elaine Alhand have been married for more than 40 years. Michael, a diabetic, suffered kidney failure. In 2003, he was placed on dialysis. One year later, he got...