Dr. Gregory Tasian Featured on NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt

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Kidney and kidney stone illustration Thirty years ago, kidney stones were considered a disease reserved for older men. Today, doctors are increasingly seeing a different kind of patient suffering from the extremely painful condition, especially during summer. Dr. Gregory Tasian, an attending pediatric urologist in the Division of Urology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), discusses recent research that could help to pinpoint the reason behind the sharp increase in cases. Watch the full NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt segment and hear directly from one of our patients, here.

Contact: Kaila Revello, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 267-426-6054 or contikm@chop.edu


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