Surgeons in Sri Lanka have removed the largest AND heaviest kidney stone ever recorded.
It was 13.37 cm (5.26 in) in length and 10.55 cm (4.15 in) wide. It weighed 800 grams (1.76 lb) - the same as five baseballs.
The patient is recovering well.
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Uranus. (Go ahead, get it out of your system. We tried.)
Only Voyager 2 in the 1980s & Keck (with adaptive optics) have imaged the planet's rings before, and they've never been this clear. @NASAWebb highlights atmospheric features & 11 of its 13 rings: https://t.co/oWpw1ekldE
Our @NASAEarth & @CenterForAstro#TEMPO mission successfully launched. TEMPO will provide hourly, daytime measurements of air quality in North America. It will monitor three main pollutants and reveal disparities in exposure in our cities and communities: https://t.co/wqhHwh96tK
To support your clinical decision making, a new topic on Scarlet Fever has been added to @BMJBestPractice. Access is free to the NHS in England. https://t.co/vZVRrwLPg6 #NHSBMJBP
I give a crap about the way crap gets disposed of. Because there’s no time to waste when it comes to waste management. Improving sanitation vastly enhances the quality of life for people around the world. #WorldWaterDay https://t.co/ueno5kiPTW