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 ...

Kidney stone pain can radiate from the back or side to the lower abdomen or groin, whereas menstrual cramps cause discomfort ...

Passing a kidney stone is often said to be the worst pain that anyone can experience. Kidney stones are common, affecting approximately 1 in 5 men and 1 in 10 women by the age of 70. How do kidney ...

Dr. Uwais Zaid, a veteran urologist, has heard the comparisons. Pain from a kidney stone is like giving birth. Advertisement Article continues below this ad “It’s true,” says the man who provides care ...

Winter has officially begun and with temperatures dropping every day, the cold weather may take a toll on your health. According to experts, apart from taking care of other organs like your heart, you ...

The number of people suffering with kidney stones is becoming more prevalent, researchers and doctors say, attributing those increases to changes to diet and chronic dehydration. Kidney stones are a ...

A new technique which combines the use of two ultrasound technologies may offer an option to move kidney stones out of the ureter with minimal pain and no anesthesia, according to a new feasibility ...

Shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for pediatric patients leads to less pain and fewer abnormal urinary symptoms after recovery than the widely used ureteroscopy (URS) procedure, according to research ...

We live in the “stone belt,” according to urologist Dr. Samit Soni with Memorial Hermann Memorial City. That is the southern part of the country that doctors consider more likely to develop kidney ...