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Drinking Lots of Water Really Is Good for You, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Nov. 29, 2024 – The collected evidence is in, and drinking about eight cups of water per day is, in fact, good for you. So says a University of California San Francisco team who crunched the...
SGLT-2 Inhibitors Beneficial for Patients With Nephrolithiasis
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 – For patients with nephrolithiasis, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor use is associated with a reduction in recurrence, according to a study published online...
Ultrasonic Propulsion of Residual Kidney Stone Fragments Cuts Relapse
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – For patients with residual kidney stone fragments, the risk for relapse is lower with ultrasonic propulsion-facilitated clearance of fragments, and adverse events are mild,...
Sometimes Kidney Stones Need a Little Nudge, Study Finds
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Kidney stone fragments sometimes just need a little push to be flushed out of a person’s system, a new trial finds. About seven in 10 patients who got ultrasound treatment t...
Break Wave Lithotripsy Safe, Effective for Urolithiasis
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Break Wave lithotripsy (BWL) is a safe and effective noninvasive stone therapy, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in The Journal of Urology. Ben H. Chew,...