Kidney Stones

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BOSTON — Long-acting diuretic chlorthalidone may increase the risk for kidney stones in adults who have previously had them, according to findings presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read AKI-related nephrology news stories in 2024.

A woman from Alabama is the latest to receive a gene-edited pig kidney in a recent xenotransplantation at NYU Langone Health, according to a university press briefing.

Mendelian disease is uncommon in adults with kidney stones, but variants leading to nephrolithiasis may be higher for these patients, according to study results.

Adults with high calcium and oxalate urinary levels may have a greater risk for developing kidney stones, according to data from a published study.

Results of a phase 2 trial showed that 89% of children and adults with hypothalamic obesity had a 5% or greater reduction in BMI after receiving setmelanotide over 16 weeks.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Melanie Betz, MS, RD, CSR, FNKF, FAND, about preventing kidney stones through diet and nutrition.

Commercially available alkaline water has minimal alkali content and offers no benefits compared with tap water and other methods for adults with uric acid and cystine urolithiasis, data show.

A 55-year-old man new to the area presents to the ED complaining of excruciating left flank pain that radiates into his scrotum. He noted blood in the urine this morning and became worried enough to seek emergency care.