Groundbreaking new treatment painlessly breaks up kidney stones
A new technique that combines two ultrasound technologies may offer an option to move kidney stones out of the ureter with minimal pain
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Joseph Shavit
- Feb 22
Breakthrough treatment breaks-up kidney stones with little to no pain
A new technique which combines the use of two ultrasound technologies may move kidney stones out of the ureter with minimal pain.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 22
Breakthrough treatment eliminates kidney stones with little to no pain
Novel technique which combines two ultrasound technologies may offer an option to move kidney stones with minimal pain and no anesthesia.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 24, 2022
Breakthrough treatment breaks up kidney stones with little to no pain
A new technique which combines two ultrasound technologies may offer an option to move kidney stones with minimal pain and no anesthesia.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 24, 2022
Groundbreaking treatment eliminates kidney stones with little to no pain
Technique which combines the use of two ultrasound technologies offers an option to move kidney stones out of the ureter with minimal pain.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 31, 2022
Ultrasound-assisted lasers treat heart and chronic kidney diseases
Researchers developed a method that combines a low-power laser with ultrasound to remove arterial plaque safely and efficiently.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 24, 2022
Breakthrough treatment eliminates kidney stones with little to no pain
A handheld transducer moves the stones, a process called ultrasound propulsion, or breaks up the stone through burst wave lithotripsy (BWL)
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 20, 2022
Recommended blood sugar levels to avoid diabetes-related damage
People with diabetes may experience damage to the small blood vessels in various organs. The reasons for this are unclear.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 6, 2022
Novel treatment for heart disease uses ultrasound-assisted lasers
Researchers developed a method that combines a low-power laser with ultrasound to remove arterial plaque safely and efficiently.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 12, 2022
New DNA repair-kit fixes kidney disease affecting children and young adults
Genetic mutations which cause a debilitating hereditary kidney disease affecting children and young adults have been fixed in kidney cells
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 23, 2022
Using sound waves to break up kidney stones – First human study shows promise
Burst wave lithotripsy (BWL) may provide an effective, more accessible alternative for noninvasive treatment of kidney stones.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 21, 2021
Surgeons have successfully tested a pig’s kidney in a human patient
The test, in a brain-dead patient, was very short but represents a milestone in the long quest to use animal organs in human transplants.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 30, 2021
How a Tootsie Roll® can monitor your health
Single-use diagnostic tests often aren’t practical for health professionals or patients in resource-limited, cost conscious areas.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 2, 2021
New artificial intelligence tech set to transform heart imaging
A new artificial-intelligence technology for heart imaging can potentially improve care for patients, and reduce and sudden cardiac death.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 22, 2021
Police officer who donated kidney to little boy wins Sunday Life 999 Hero award
A police officer who saved the life of a young boy by giving him a kidney has been named this year’s 999 Hero.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 17, 2021
Removing race from kidney function estimates may impact care of black cancer patients
Researchers found that removing race-based adjustments from equations estimating the kidney function of oncology patients may be wrong.
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