Kidney stones are a common and often painful health problem, affecting people of different age groups. Among the various ...

Egyptian mummy remains were examined at Semmelweis University's Medical Imaging Center (OKK). The archaeological finds ...

Kidney stones send more than 500,000 people to the ER each year, and WVU Medicine says the biggest culprit is not drinking ...

DENVER — Kidney stones have a reputation—and for good reason. Painful, disruptive, and surprisingly common, they affect about ...

“I couldn’t believe it. It was huge and it had horns, and it was like a monster,” Chrissi Anderson said.

A behavioral intervention designed to increase fluid intake for the prevention of kidney stone recurrence successfully boosted urine volume but did not significantly reduce stone recurrence over 2 ...

An overview of Pei Zhong’s work over the past several decades reveals how fundamental engineering research — often done far from the clinic — plays a critical role in shaping safer, more effective ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — University Hospitals has opened a specialized stone clinic at UH Ahuja designed to streamline care for kidney stone patients through a coordinated team approach. The new clinic at ...

In an unexpected finding, a UCLA-led team has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common type of kidney stone, revealing a previously unrecognized component involved in their ...

Christmas in Australia is a great time to spend enjoying the outdoors, with plenty of good food and drink. But such a combination contributes to this time of year being the peak season for kidney ...

To lower the risk of kidney stones while taking topiramate (Topamax), a person can drink plenty of water, limit salt and animal protein, and include calcium in the diet. Doctors prescribe topiramate ...

Aria Moreno was excited when she walked into class on Hofstra University’s campus in Long Island. It was late August, her fourth week of medical school, and Moreno had volunteered to undergo an ...