Marlene Busko March 03, 2023 Hydrochlorothiazide, which for decades has been a standard treatment to prevent the recurrence of calcium-containing kidney stones, did not lower the rate of stone recurrence in the NOSTONE randomized controlled trial. The rate of stone recurrence within 3 years was similar among 416 patients randomly assigned to receive hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg, 25 mg, or 50...
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Ultrasound can be used to move, reposition or break up kidney stones, all while the patient is awake, a new study finds
by University of Washington Procedure diagrams of use in the ED or clinic as performed in this study (left) and as envisioned by our National Aeronautics and Space Administration sponsors for use in space travel (right). Credit: Carol Marinelli and Kim Reading. A new technique which combines the use of two ultrasound technologies may offer...
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Empagliflozin may decrease risk of kidney stones in people with diabetes
THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY The diabetes drug empagliflozin may decrease the risk of kidney stones in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study presented Sunday, June 12 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Diabetes is a well-known risk factor for kidney stones. Empagliflozin (Jardiance) is an SGLT2 inhibitor....
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Hydrogel designed to remove every bit of those “blasted” kidney stones
By Ben Coxworth April 04, 2022 Purenum founders Prof. Ingo Grunwald (left) and Manfred PeschkaPurenum GmbH Although some kidney stones can be treated with medication, larger ones are often broken up with an endoscopic laser. A new hydrogel is now claimed to be capable of removing even the smallest of the resulting fragments, instead of...
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Kidney stones blasted by new non-surgical sound wave device
By Rich Haridy March 22, 2022 The ultimate goal of the research is to develop a small device that can be used in doctor’s offices and emergency rooms to easily treat kidney stones without surgery Depositphotos An article published in the Journal of Urology is reporting on the first 19 humans treated with a new non-invasive method...
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Study shows climate change will lead to increase in kidney stones
by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Rising temperatures due to climate change will lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones over the next seven decades, even if measures are put in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)....
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Study links kidney stones with bone problems
WILEY In an analysis of nationwide data from the Veterans Health Administration, approximately one-quarter of individuals with kidney stones had a diagnosis of osteoporosis or bone fracture around the time of their kidney stone diagnosis. The findings are published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Investigators identified 531,431 patients with kidney stone disease between...
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Passing kidney stones: 2-drug combo may relieve pain
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, may have found a combination of drugs that can relieve the pain of passing a kidney stone. They performed their study in pigs. New research may help alleviate kidney stone pain. Anyone who has ever passed a kidney stone knows that it can be a...
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Reversing polycystic kidney disease
by Sonia Fernandez, University of California Hereditary and relatively common, polycystic kidney disease (PKD) has long been thought to be progressive and irreversible, condemning its sufferers to a long, slow and often painful decline as fluid filled cysts develop in the kidneys, grow and eventually rob the organs of their function. Once their kidneys fail,...
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Study reaches multidisciplinary consensus on imaging for kidney stones
by Jami Larue, Yale University Each year, over 2 million people visit U.S. emergency departments for suspected renal colic, which typically causes intense flank or abdominal pain due to kidney stones blocking the urinary track. Led by Christopher L. Moore, Yale associate professor and chief of the section of emergency ultrasound in the department of...