A big paper was published in the Lancet last month that has been circulating in the media with some PRETTY egregious headlines suggesting water isn't that important for kidney stones. Melanie dives into what this paper actually found and helps us understand WHY drinking water remains KEY to kidney stone prevention. Melanie's response on social media to doctors misrepresenting this research Desai AC, Maalouf NM, Harper JD, et al. Prevention of urinary stones with hydration: a randomised clinical trial of an adherence intervention. The Lancet. 2026;407(10534):1171-1181. Borghi L, Meschi T, Amato F, Briganti A, Novarini A, Giannini A. Urinary volume, water and recurrences in idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis: a 5-year randomized prospective study. J Urol. 1996;155(3):839-843.

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