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.

Kidney stones are hard objects made from chemicals in your pee. They may be as tiny as a grain of salt or as big as a corn kernel. The stones can be brown or yellow, smooth or rough. They're a ...

You’ve probably heard of painful kidney stones. Find out where else “stones” can appear in your body, and how to tell. Sudden, intense pain is the hallmark of a kidney stone. See pictures of ...

Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause ...

Kidney stones have been referred to as “the worst pain in the world,” (besides childbirth, of course) and are becoming more common, especially in women. Kirtly Jones, MD, talks about these painful ...

They can cause tremendous pain—-talking about kidney stones—what do we know about them, who's most at risk, and how do you ...

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 ...

Those who follow him as he drifts from one idiosyncratic observation to the next will be rewarded, eventually, with his contemplation of his chronic kidney stones, an excruciating ... but also that ...

I was a 21-year-old college student, and seeing two lines on a pregnancy test was a lot to adjust to. I had found out I was ...

Kidney stones affect nearly 10% of the global population. For more than three decades, thiazide diuretics, a common medication used for high blood pressure, have been the standard of care for ...