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.

(CNN) — The world’s largest kidney stone has been removed from a patient in Sri Lanka – and it’s about the size of a grapefruit, as long as a banana and as heavy as four hamsters. At 13.372 ...

Learn how diet affects calcium oxalate kidney stone risk, including hydration, calcium intake, sodium limits, and plant-forward eating strategies.

More and more kids today are being diagnosed with “adult” diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure. But can kids get ...

Kidney stones are the most common urinary tract condition globally, and calcium oxalate stones are the most prevalent type. Calcium oxalate forms when calcium combines with oxalate in the urine and ...

If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know how painful and debilitating it can be. A sharp, stabbing pain in your lower abdomen. A dull ache spreading from your lower back to your groin. Intense ...