Tim Andrews knew that he needed dialysis to manage his end-stage kidney disease, but over months of treatment, he started to wonder whether it was worth it. Desperate for another option, he found a ...

Implanted tubes that transport bodily fluids can get gross. A lab prototype suggests a new vibration-based way to keep them clean and prevent infection.

Purpose: To compare the external validation of four existing scoring systems for encrusted ureteral stents (EUS) and their relationship with stent indwelling time, stone-free rates, multiple surgery ...

However, the majority of patients still routinely receive stents after ureteroscopy, Seth Bechis, MD, MS, an associate professor of Urology at the Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center, University of ...

Fundraiser with food, raffles and a silent auction will be held on Friday to help Vergas, Minnesota, teen as she fights neuroblastoma. Addi DeBord is the middle child of the family. She has a ...

Ureteral stents are used when the ureter, the duct between the kidney and bladder ... with ultrasound-activated ciliary bands (UACBs)—removal of particles and encrustation.

Fundraiser with food, raffles and a silent auction will be held on Friday, May 2, from 5-9 p.m. at the Vergas Event Center to help Vergas teen as she fights neuroblastoma. Addi DeBord is the middle ...

The pensioner, hospitalized due to the unanchoring of a stent, had lost his life on March 11, 7 years ago, due to the consequences of a ruptured aneurysm and after undergoing surgery. The two ...

Each year, more than 3 million people worldwide are treated with stents to open blocked blood vessels caused by heart disease. However, monitoring the healing process after implantation remains a ...

Nineteen patients received free surgeries for kidney stone removal using minimally invasive procedures during the workshop, which also featured academic paper presentations and a quiz competition for ...

The XPRIZE for Carbon Removal, a competition funded by Elon Musk’s charitable foundation, announced $100 million in awards on Wednesday for companies exploring promising ways to pull carbon ...