Stanford University has unveiled a ureteroscopy-compatible device that magnetizes and retrieves kidney stone fragments with a ...

Standard techniques for removing kidney stones often require repeated surgery, but a magnetic gel seems to make the process ...

Dispelling myths about beer and kidney stones, this article clarifies that while beer increases urine output, it's an unsafe and unreliable remedy. It can worsen pain, cause dehydration, and even ...

Engineers and clinicians have found that adding light-absorbing nanoparticles to surgical saline can make laser kidney stone removal up to seven times more efficient, without raising heat risks or ...

Patients with urinary stones show poorer survival in upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Find out how stone history may affect ...

Snakes offer a surprising solution to kidney stones and gout. Unlike humans, reptiles excrete uric acid as tiny, smooth microspheres, preventing painful crystal formation. Scientists are now studying ...

In a ground-breaking initiative, Tygerberg Hospital’s Department of Urology suspended all non-essential surgeries for two weeks to focus entirely on clearing its growing backlog of kidney stone cases, ...

NMC Specialty Hospital, Abu Dhabi, has successfully performed the removal of an unusually large kidney stone, one of the largest reported in the UAE, using a minimally invasive endoscopic method, ...

Ottawa, Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global kidney stone management market size is expected to be worth over USD 4.02 billion by 2034, increasing from USD 2.67 billion in 2025, growing at a ...