Novel stone treatment gets first trial in human subjects
“We saw that this appears to be a safe treatment with very little bleeding,” says Jonathan D. Harper, MD.
In this video, Jonathan D. Harper, MD, discusses the background and key findings of the Journal of Urology study, “Fragmentation of Stones by Burst Wave Lithotripsy in the First 19 Humans,” for which he served as a study author. Harper is an associate professor of urology and adjunct associate professor of surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.
Alkaline water unlikely to prevent kidney stones, study finds
January 11th 2024"While alkaline water products have a higher pH than regular water, they have a negligible alkali content–which suggests that they can't raise urine pH enough to affect the development of kidney and other urinary stones," says Roshan M. Patel, MD.
Microbiome alterations linked to kidney stone formation
December 21st 2023"If the diversity and robust functional potential of the healthy human microbiome is repeatedly assaulted by the average Westernized lifestyle via antibiotic exposure, diet, and other environmental factors, kidney stone prevalence will continue to increase," the authors write.
