University at Buffalo researcher Viviana Monje and colleagues awarded $1.2 million grant to study how popular aquarium fish ...

The Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF) has accepted UCSF Health into its OHF Care Center Network recognizing the health system’s dedication to providing high-quality medical care, resources, ...

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is now offering a cutting-edge, minimally invasive procedure for kidney stone ...

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If you’ve experienced kidney stones, you face approximately a 50% risk of developing another within 5-7 years without preventive measures. Fortunately, several evidence-based strategies can ...

Approximately 10% of US adults have had kidney stones. Within a five-year period, 50% of them reoccur. When urine becomes concentrated, crystals can form on the kidney lining developing into stones.

Kidney stones larger than a toonie typically must be removed surgically through an incision in the patient’s back, Denstedt said. St. Joseph’s gets referrals of these patients from across the ...

Shockwave lithotripsy uses energy generated outside the body, which is directed at the stone to break it into smaller fragments. Ureteroscopy and stone removal involves using small cameras that are ...

The FDA-cleared Stone Clear device uses non-invasive ultrasound pulses to facilitate passage of kidney stone fragments post-lithotripsy. Credit: SofikoS / Shutterstock. ·Medical Device Network ...

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TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with residual kidney stone fragments, the risk for relapse is lower with ultrasonic propulsion-facilitated clearance of fragments, and ...

Non-Invasive Ultrasound Device for Kidney Stone Treatment “I think the main takeaways of this study are removing fragments reduces relapse and using a noninvasive, hand-held ultrasound device to ...