How long it takes to pass a kidney stone depends largely on its size. Those under 6 millimeters (mm) generally pass within ...

Kidney stones are caused when there is an excess of salts and minerals in the urine. They turn into little hard stones 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 ...

FLOURTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Summer is known as "kidney stone season," when more people get this painful problem. "I felt pain in my kidneys. Didn't know what it was," says Peter Shaifer of ...

Recurring kidney stones can be an agonizing, debilitating problem, particularly if they can't be treated by orally-administered medication. There may be new hope on the horizon, however, in the form ...

Doctors may start prescribing amusement park passes to patients suffering with kidney stones, based on a new medical study. A urologist at Michigan State University found that riding a "rough" roller ...