An Omaha woman’s trip to the emergency room for a ruptured appendix led to the discovery of a two-pound kidney stone — and a first-of-its-kind robotic surgery in Nebraska that saved her kidney.

A materials science collaboration between UChicago PME engineers and Duke doctors could lead to shorter, safer procedures ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — Kidney stones can be extremely painful. In certain cases, they can be life-threatening. “Kidney stone is basically more commonly calcium oxalate, the most common kidney stone known as ...

Have you had your water today? Well, you should, because your kidneys need it. About 10% of people will get kidney stones at some point in their lives. More than half a million people every year are ...

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Did you know that a seemingly ‘normal’ abdominal pain or back pain may indicate something serious? Kidney stone pain may ...