“Many patients assume all urinary stones are the same, but kidney stones and bladder stones behave differently and require different treatment strategies,” he explains. Knowing how each type forms, ...

Let this be a lesson to always advocate for yourself at the doctor, and if you're getting ignored, get a second opinion.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Kidney stone recurrence did not differ significantly between groups. Increasing fluid intake remains an ...

A new review pinpoints five evidence-backed ways to prevent kidney stones. Those prone to stones are likely to experience recurrence, so these tactics are important. Some are as simple as dietary ...

Scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have shown that an orally administered small molecule, N-propargylglycine (N-PPG), can completely prevent the formation of calcium oxalate kidney ...

March 16, 2026, was worthy of celebration in the WBZ-TV newsroom. Four months and five days after assignment editor Andrea Courtois donated her kidney to photojournalist Jared Higginbotham, Jared ...

When Chrissi Anderson went to the hospital for a burst appendix, a CT scan uncovered a shocking extra finding: She had a 1-pound kidney stone lurking in her body. “I couldn't believe it. It was huge ...

Severe pain, waves of nausea, and blood in the urine. As anyone who has had to pass a kidney stone will tell you, the experience is rarely described as a pleasant one. Emergency rooms in the U.S. see ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha woman’s trip to the emergency room for a ruptured appendix led to the discovery of a two-pound kidney stone — and a first-of-its-kind robotic surgery in Nebraska that ...

Alberto Budía, chief of urology at La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia, Spain, and a member of the board of directors of the Spanish Association of Urology (AEU) reviewed the ...

Ryan Fox had a VERY good reason for his WD from THE PLAYERS on Thursday. PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Earlier Thursday, the PGA TOUR announced that Ryan Fox had withdrawn from THE PLAYERS Championship ...

During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially damaging kidney stones to smithereens. It’s better for the patient if urologists ...