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Podcast: ACSH Science Dispatch
Episode: The Chemistry of Kidney Stones—And How to Avoid Them
Description: Kidney stones are excruciatingly miserable, causing intense, unrelenting pain—often described as worse than childbirth. These hard mineral deposits form in the kidneys and can lodge in the urinary tract, causing sharp, stabbing sensations in the back or abdomen. Here's perhaps the worse chemistry lesson you'll ever learn.