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Tonsils, kidneys and gall: where and why your body makes stones

By Katie Edwards, Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation
Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol

Sharp, solid stones form inside the human body more often than you might think. Watch and listen to episode two of The Conversation’s Strange Health podcast to find out how, where, and why.

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