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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Reptiles don’t just pee, they crystallize their waste. Researchers found that snakes and other reptiles form tiny uric acid spheres, a water-saving evolutionary trick. This discovery could illuminate ...

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