Robert Glatter is a New York-based physician covering public health. Kidney stones--often the size of a sand grain--are one of the most painful conditions that people may experience in their lifetime.
The incidence of stones in the kidneys, the urinary bladder and the gall bladder shows remarkable variations with respect to geography and history By Kathleen Lonsdale 0 0 ...
These stones are Often asymptomatic, but can cause abdominal pain, fever, and nausea. Gallstones are generally larger than kidney stones and the size if these stones is up to 5 cm. These stones ...
In the first case, a New York City resident was arrested for trying to orchestrate the sale of a human kidney to an undercover FBI agent for US$160,000. The second story was of an Israeli man who ...
EndoTheia, Inc., a leader in innovative surgical technology, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the first-in-human clinical trial for the FlexStone™ Basket, the first-ever ...
An international team of scientists led by The University of Manchester have discovered 179 kidney genes responsible for high blood pressure. High blood pressure, known as “silent killer”, is one of ...
Lead investigator Dr Robert Montgomery told the BBC's World Tonight programme: "We observed a kidney that basically functioned like a human kidney transplant, that appeared to be compatible in as ...