A medical student in New York volunteered in class to have an ultrasound, which showed a large mass on her right kidney. Aria ...

When Aria Moreno volunteered for a class demonstration, she had no idea the doctor would find something wrong with her ...

First-year medical student Aria Moreno volunteered to get an ultrasound during her class, which revealed she had a large mass ...

Aria Moreno is a medical school student who now also happens to believe firmly in the power of fate. “I saved an organ ...

In a routine ultrasound training course, a first-year medical student pretended to be a patient, but then something ...

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) can happen to anyone who is already sick and under treatment. When the kidneys stop working suddenly, over a short period of time, it is called acute kidney injury. It is ...

The CMS decision to cover renal denervation for uncontrolled hypertension may help overcome current hesitation about use of ...

A noninvasive ultrasound technique is capable of quickly pulverizing kidney stones, an early study shows -- in what researchers call a first step toward a simpler, anesthesia-free treatment for the ...

Noncontrast CT is the most accurate imaging modality for kidney stones owing to high sensitivity, specificity, accurate stone sizing, and the ability to evaluate non-stone-related pathologies ...

The most appropriate imaging method for the diagnosis of kidney stones in patients with suspected nephrolithiasis is unclear. Computed tomography (CT) is the most commonly used imaging modality owing ...

A new ultrasound treatment for kidney stones might provide pain-free relief while the patient is awake, researchers say. Kidney stones are often excruciatingly painful. In most cases, patients are ...