A doctor can diagnose someone with a kidney stone from across the room, because they are doubled over in pain, trying to find ...

Kidney stones develop in approximately 2% of first-time kidney transplant recipients within 3 years following transplantation, a rate that is “not rare,” according to investigators.

Kidney stones aren't common in children, but more kids are experiencing them. Here's what doctors say is behind the rise in cases, plus what you can do to fight the condition.

The number of annual kidney stone cases increased by 16% from 1997 to 2012, with the greatest increase in 15- to 19-year-olds. However, in that age bracket, 52% of cases were in females — with ...

Kidney stones are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside your kidneys, the Mayo Clinic says.The stones can be painful to pass but aren't likely to cause major issues if caught ...

Specific bacteria colonies in kidneys may promote or prevent kidney stone formation, investigators revealed in a paper published in Nature Communications.. A team led by Aaron Miller, PhD, and ...

The prevalence of kidney stones in the U.S. increased from 3.8% in the late 1970s to 8.8% in the late 2000s, the National Kidney Foundation said. The prevalence of kidney stones was 10% during ...

Increases in kidney stones are well-documented across the deep south. "It's been called the stone belt. You see a lot more stones go to the hotter climates, and we've seen this all the way up in ...