Kidney Stones: Risk, Treatment and Prevention
Most people have heard about painful kidney stones, and some liken passing them to giving birth. Is that a good analogy? Learn from Dr. Andrew Riggin, a urologist at UM Shore Regional Health, what kidney stones are, who is most at risk, how to treat them, ways to prevent them and if they are really as painful as having a baby.
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