Have you had your water today? Well, you should, because your kidneys need it. About 10% of people will get kidney stones at some point in their lives. More than half a million people every year are ...

Millions suffer from agonizing kidney stones, with a high recurrence rate. Understanding the four types—calcium, struvite, ...

Depending on who you ask, few things are as painful as passing a kidney stone. And with Dolly Parton's kidney stone diagnosis ...

Many people dismiss early urinary discomfort as dehydration or stress, unaware that subtle signals can foreshadow something ...

Did you know a kidney stone is more painful than childbirth and the amputation of a finger? Troy has seen the pain first hand in the ER. Urologist John Smith, MD, is back to explain what causes kidney ...

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is using artificial intelligence algorithms to help treat patients with kidney stones, KIMT3 reported June 26. The health system began seeing an increase in the ...

A kidney stone is a small, hard substance made from waste products in your urine that haven’t been adequately flushed out. Although researchers are still examining the connection between drinking ...

A surprise ingredient may explain how lemon juice puts the squeeze on kidney stones. Lemons contain nanoparticles that, when fed to rats, block stone formation, scientists report in the Feb. 22 Nano ...