You may not have heard of it, but polycystic kidney disease is the most common life-threatening genetic disease, according to the National Kidney Foundation.

You may not have heard of it, but polycystic kidney disease is the most common life-threatening genetic disease, according to the National Kidney Foundation.

In one month, a Gilbert man and the man whose life he helped save will be reunited under more relaxing circumstances.

In one month, a Gilbert man and the man whose life he helped save will be reunited under more relaxing circumstances.

In one month, a Gilbert man and the man whose life he helped save will be reunited under more relaxing circumstances.

Jeff Juniper’s gift to his brother won’t be wrapped with a bow this year. In fact, his brother Blair won’t even see it. But he’ll feel it. The two brothers are spending their holidays recovering from kidney transplant surgery.

The East Valley’s only kidney dialysis center run by a privately held company is expected to treat hundreds of patients in the coming months, a company spokesman said.

The East Valley’s only kidney dialysis center run by a privately held company is expected to treat hundreds of patients in the coming months, a company spokesman said.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - New Jersey Nets center Alonzo Mourning is leaving basketball again because the kidney disease he's had for three years is worsening and he needs a transplant.

In his nine years as a veterinarian, Dr. Bill Langhofer has helped save the lives of hundreds of pets. During the last few weeks, the Scottsdale veterinarian has worked

A collared jaguar from southern Arizona that was recaptured Monday for medical intervention has been euthanized.

The death of an Arizona man who recently visited Germany may be linked to the food-poisoning outbreak in Europe, health officials said Thursday.

SYDNEY, Australia - Australian officials ordered the recall of a milk drink and cake brand after tests showed they were contaminated with melamine, bringing to six the number of Chinese-made products withdrawn in Australia following China's tainted milk scandal.

The number of Americans considered obese is expected to rise from the current 34 percent to 42 percent by the year 2030, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and discussed at Monday’s “Weight of the Nation” conference in Washington. Diabetes, kidney failure, heart disease, and other obesity-related ailments account for countless premature deaths and as much as 18 percent of the $2.6 trillion national cost of medical care.

Worried your blood pressure might be high? If you live in Tempe, the fire department offers free blood pressure checks from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day, and without an appointment.

Gilbert has pulled together in a big way for one of its own, a man who beat lung cancer earlier this decade only to find his life in danger once again.

As a new mom and a special education teacher at Gilbert's Patterson Elementary School, Brenda Chase's health was going downhill. But now, thanks to a special donation from a good friend and fellow Patterson teacher, Chase has a second chance on life.

Doctors are reporting the first advance in three decades in treating kidney complications from lupus, a life-threatening disease that primarily affects young women.

CAIRO - The poverty of Cairo's slums forced a young couple to sell nearly everything they had. When that wasn't enough, each of them sold a kidney.

WASHINGTON - A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.

The number of Americans considered obese is expected to rise from the current 34 percent to 42 percent by the year 2030, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and discussed at Monday’s “Weight of the Nation” conference in Washington. Diabetes, kidney failure, heart disease, and other obesity-related ailments account for countless premature deaths and as much as 18 percent of the $2.6 trillion national cost of medical care.

LOS ANGELES - Jazz pianist and singer Page Cavanaugh, whose popular trio in the 1940s and 1950s played in motion pictures and on Frank Sinatra's radio show, has died at 86.