Here's what kidney stones are, what causes them and how you can expect to have them treated if they affect you or someone you love.

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Over half a million people go to emergency rooms for kidney stones every year, according to the National Kidney Foundation. ...

But if the ache is accompanied by an urgent need to urinate—a telltale sign of a urinary tract infection (UTI)—you may wonder, can a UTI cause back pain? A report in the journal American ...

Generally, kidney stone surgery is very effective and symptoms during recovery are mild. However, complications can occur, as with any surgery. The complications that are specific to kidney stone ...

Should kidney donors be paid? A proposed law, the End Kidney Deaths Act, would give living kidney donors a $50,000 tax break. But there are ethical concerns.

Coonghe’s kidney stone weighed in at 1.76 pounds – about the same weight as five baseballs. Previously, the record was 1.36 pounds.