How long it takes to pass a kidney stone depends largely on its size. Those under 6 millimeters (mm) generally pass within three weeks, while those larger than 6 mm can sometimes take more than a ...

Kidney stones, also known as hard deposits of minerals and salts that form in the kidneys, are becoming more common in ...

After hours of persistent throbbing, she went to the emergency room, where doctors initially thought she had mild ...

Kidney stones are pebble-sized deposits that form when there’s too much salt and minerals in your urine. Learn whether men or women are more at risk, what passing one feels like, and how big ...

Photo: Dr. Jennifer Kuo. Courtesy of Trinity Health Community News Dr. Jennifer Kuo, a urologist with Trinity Health IHA ...

With the help of a roller coaster and a 3D printed model of a full kidney, a team of medical researchers may have recently discovered why roller coasters cause people to pass kidney stones.

More children around the U.S. are getting kidney stones, a condition now wrongly associated with “white, middle-aged men”, experts say. The stones are pebble-like clusters of minerals and ...

A 2016 study in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology analyzed kidney stone incidence among 15-to-19-year-olds in South Carolina from 1997 through 2012. Researchers found a 28 ...