JOPLIN, Mo. — Kidney stones can be extremely painful. In certain cases, they can be life-threatening.

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

Kidney stones are caused when there is an excess of salts and minerals in the urine. They turn into little hard stones and ...

All in all, about 8% of men received scrotal surgery following kidney donation during the study period, compared to 0.2% of ...

A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and ...

In FSGS, podocytes are damaged, like a net with torn holes, allowing protein to leak into the urine, creating a harmful ...

These findings underscore the limitations of relying on proteinuria alone to assess LN treatment success and demonstrate the clinical utility of biomarker-guided risk stratification.