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 ...

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 ...

They've become as ubiquitous on British high streets as coffee shops—bubble tea outlets offering their Instagram-worthy drinks in countless flavor combinations. The Taiwanese beverage, a blend of ...

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 ...

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, ...

The best natural way to pass a kidney stone is to drink 3 to 4 liters of water per day. Other fluids may promote urination or help dissolve stones, including hibiscus tea, wheatgrass juice, celery ...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Researchers have converted a blood type A kidney to a blood type O kidney and successfully transplanted it, they reported in Nature Biomedical Engineering, opens new tab, an advance ...

ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - A 32-year-old Missouri man has a new lease on life, thanks to a stranger who donated his kidney after seeing a desperate Facebook post. Tim Heatherly, 32, went to the doctor’s ...

FRANKFURT, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Novartis (NOVN.S), opens new tab said on Thursday its Fabhalta drug was shown to meaningfully slow the progression of a rare type of kidney disease under final results of ...

Background A 37-year-old female presented with pain in the right lower lateral abdomen. She had experienced a ureteral stone in the past. Investigations Serum electrolyte levels, blood urea nitrogen, ...