My 30-year-old son has suffered through 39 kidney stones since he was 16. A recent CT scan shows his kidneys are filled with more. Lab results have ascertained that the stones are made up of calcium ...

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 ...

Q: What are kidney stones, and how do I prevent them? Kidney stones are common, impacting approximately one in five men and ...

Kidney stones were once considered a problem that only affected a few but now they are have become one of the primary health ...

Depending on the size and quantity of the kidney stones, it could be extremely painful and may even require surgery for ...

Over half a million Americans rush to emergency rooms each year clutching their sides in agony, victims of a condition that’s been described as more painful than childbirth: kidney stones. These tiny ...

Kyle Wood, M.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Urology, details the link between obesity and kidney stones and what this could mean for the future of ...

Approximately 11% of adult stone formers likely have some genetic predisposition. Mendelian monogenic stone diseases are uncommon among adult kidney stone formers, according to investigators. They ...

Anyone who has ever had a kidney stone will probably never forget it. “They can be incredibly painful,” said pediatrician Christine Ashburn, with Kaiser Permanente. Kidney stones are formed when ...

Kidney stones are hard masses that can form in the kidneys and cause pain. While evidence notes that smoking is a risk factor, no research suggests cannabis increases the risk of kidney stones. Kidney ...

U.S.-based researchers examined the burden of imaging in a population of patients with ADPKD, versus that of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). People with ADPKD underwent more abdominal ...

Raspberries have numerous health benefits. Here is how they help in preventing kidney stones and find out how much to consume ...