A nephrologist and kidney stones expert, Dr David Goldfarb, presents 7 key highlights from the R.O.C.K. Society Annual Meeting 2026.

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major microvascular complication of diabetes and remains the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide.

The TeamPCP hacking group continues its supply-chain rampage, now compromising the massively popular "LiteLLM" Python package ...

This video demonstrates the construction of a large stone structure in Minecraft using a technique known as lava casting. The process begins by placing lava sources at a high elevation and allowing ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: About two weeks ago, I had a cystoscopy to check out my bladder. Three weeks prior to this, I had a scan to check the area for issues. In a meeting with my urologist last week, he said ...

The detection of kidney stones using medical pictures presents significant problems due to intricate anatomical differences and the potential for misdiagnosis. Conventional approaches are inadequate ...

As shown below, the inferred masks predicted by our segmentation model trained by the dataset appear similar to the ground truth masks. This dataset contains images of kidney stones with corresponding ...

The human kidney filters about a cup of blood every minute, removing waste, excess fluid, and toxins from it, while also regulating blood pressure, balancing important electrolytes, activating Vitamin ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered evidence of bacteria hiding in 'noninfectious' kidney stones. These hardened clumps of small crystals are made from chemicals in urine and are thought to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — University Hospitals has opened a specialized stone clinic at UH Ahuja designed to streamline care for kidney stone patients through a coordinated team approach. The new clinic at ...

On Jan. 15, 2026, Michael Hanaway, M.D., surgical director of the Kidney Transplant Program at University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Muhammad Rabbani, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of ...

Flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) has become a standard minimally invasive treatment for kidney stones. However, flexible ureteroscopy has advanced significantly; surgeons still rely on subjective visual ...