How many people suffer from kidney stones over their lifetime in the US?
About one in 10 people in the US, and 12% of the world population, suffer from kidney stones over their lifetime._x000D_
Are Kidney Stones Connected to the Climate Crisis?
_x000D_Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that the number of people suffering from kidney stones will increase between 2.2% and 3.9% by the end of the century because of rising temperatures due to the climate crisis – leading to a significant rise in health costs.