Urologists Explore Kidney Stone Information on Social Media and Alkaline Water for Uric Acid Stone Patients

• Paul Piedras, from University of California, Irvine, analyzed five commercially available alkaline water products to assess their electrolyte and organic anion composition. “Alkaline Water: Help or Hype for Uric Acid Stone Patients?”
• Bassel Salka, from University of Michigan, evaluated the reach and quality of kidney stone prevention information on TikTok. “TikTok as an Education Tool for Kidney Stone Prevention.”

“The incidence of kidney stones in the United States is increasing, and patients who have a stone for the first time have a high likelihood of forming another one. While the American Urological Association has guidelines to manage the prevention of stone formation, social media presents a platform for additional recommendations that may not be beneficial,” said Dr. Inouye. “By highlighting the lack of evidence of popular social media content, we will find a need to continue to popularize our guidelines with the public to prevent recurrent stone formation and its impact on patients and healthcare.”