What causes kidney stones and do I need surgery? Our expert GP explains
A reader asks GP Dr Rosemary Leonard why they have developed kidney stones and whether they will need surgery to deal with the pain. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is shock wave treatment better than surgical procedures for removing kidney stones?
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - March 27, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Paolo Rosati Source Type: news
Essential guide: Preventing kidney stones naturally
Making small adjustments to your current diet and nutrition plan may go a long way toward preventing kidney stones. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The tell-tale signs YOU could have a kidney stone, from feeling sweaty to having blood in your urine
Michael McIntyre underwent emergency surgery to remove kidney stones on Sunday, forcing him to cancel a show in Southampton. So what are the tell-tale signs? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I drank up to two litres of Monster a day - I'll never touch an energy drink again after terrifying health scare
Andy Hammond, 36, from Hartlepool, Durham, who drank four 500ml Monster energy cans a day was rushed to hospital on Christmas Day and doctors found a 4mm kidney stone. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Tied to Lower Kidney Stone Risk
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 -- For adults with type 2 diabetes, initiation of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) may lower the risk for nephrolithiasis, according to a study published online Jan. 29 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Julie... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
SGLT2 Inhibitors Reduce Kidney Stone Risk in Type 2 Diabetes SGLT2 Inhibitors Reduce Kidney Stone Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes treated with SGLT2 inhibitors vs other common diabetes drugs show up to a 31% reduced risk of kidney stone development.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - February 6, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
One Class of Antidiabetic Linked With Lower Kidney Stone Risk
(MedPage Today) -- One class of glucose-lowering agent may help lower the risk of kidney stones in adults with type 2 diabetes, a cohort study suggested.
Adults who newly started on an SGLT2 inhibitor had a 31% lower risk of nephrolithiasis compared... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 29, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Magnetic System May Improve Kidney Stone Removal Magnetic System May Improve Kidney Stone Removal
Data suggested that the use of magnetic hydrogel could be integrated into laser treatments for renal stones through ureteroscopy without immediate complications.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
Commercially Available Alkaline Water Not Likely to Prevent Kidney Stones
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 -- Commercially available alkaline water is not likely to provide benefit over tap water for patients with uric acid and cystine urolithiasis, according to a study published in the February issue of The Journal of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 17, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
High-Alkaline Water Won't Prevent Kidney Stones
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 -- Trendy bottled water marketed as “alkaline water” isn’t likely to prevent kidney stones in a person plagued by them, a new study reports.These products tend to have contain less alkali than is needed to alter urine pH... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
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A mom in Kentucky says she had an emergency procedure for an infected kidney stone, but had to have multiple limbs amputated after complications. CNN affiliate Lex 18 reports. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Your Microbiome Could Be Setting You Up for Kidney Stones
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 -- The pain of kidney stones seemingly arises out of nowhere, but new research suggests the body ' s microbiomes might help create the noxious granules.In the Canadian study, people who had kidney stones appeared to share... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Can a Healthy Gut Microbiome Prevent Kidney Stones? Can a Healthy Gut Microbiome Prevent Kidney Stones?
Patients with kidney stones show key alterations in gut and urinary microbiota compared with those without.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - December 22, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
PCN placement leads to greater radiation exposure for pregnant women
Initial percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) tube placement leads to more radiation exposure for pregnant women with suspected kidney stones, according to a study published October 27 in Urology.
Researchers led by Madison Lyon, MD, from the Glickman Urologic Institute in Cleveland, OH, found that PCN placement after initial imaging is significantly tied to a higher number of procedures, radiation exposure per procedure, and total radiation exposure per suspected stone episode compared with stent and primary ureteroscopy.
“Based on discussions with our interventional radiology colleagues, dislodged PCNs or severe encrustatio...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 30, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Breast Imaging Interventional Radiology Source Type: news
