Sexual Health Not Part of Discussion for Women Undergoing Brachytherapy Much less likely than men to be queried about sexual function when receiving treatment Oct 25, 2022
Shorter Course of Radiation Therapy Proves Mettle in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Hypofractionation matches standard RT for survival and toxicity in a third less time Oct 25, 2022
Low Rates of PSA Screening Linked to Increase in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Will USPSTF's 2018 guidelines reverse this trend? Oct 25, 2022
High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Boost in Prostate Cancer Improves QOL Patients report better urinary and bowel function outcomes Oct 24, 2022
Cutting Unneeded Urine Cultures a Good First Step to Less Antibiotic Use Hospital consortium reports good results with diagnostic stewardship Oct 21, 2022
Gender-Affirming Chest Surgeries Increase by Nearly 5x in Teens Researchers compared number of annual surgeries in 2016 to 2019 Oct 17, 2022
Can Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Reduce Dementia Risk? DREAM study findings conflict with other recent data Oct 04, 2022
What Killed the First Gender-Affirming Surgery Clinic in the U.S.? Powerful people, prejudice, and politics, according to a review of its history Oct 03, 2022
Clinical Decision Tool Cuts Inappropriate BMA Therapy in Prostate Cancer Study at VA center shows better disease-related bone healthcare Sep 18, 2022
Non-Chemo Regimen Led to High Response Rates in Cisplatin-Ineligible Bladder Cancer "Encouraging activity" with enfortumab vedotin-pembrolizumab in patients with high unmet need Sep 14, 2022
Long-Term ADT With Radiation Helps Prevent Post-Prostatectomy Metastases However, no benefit seen with short-term hormone therapy versus radiotherapy alone Sep 13, 2022
Triplet in First-Line Kidney Cancer Thwarts Disease Progression Randomized study shows "clinically meaningful" PFS improvement over dual immunotherapy alone Sep 13, 2022
Three Adjuvant Immunotherapy Trials Flop in Renal Cell Carcinoma Studies appear to contradict benefit previously shown with pembrolizumab in this setting Sep 12, 2022
Rezvilutamide Bests Bicalutamide in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Combined with ADT, the androgen-receptor inhibitor significantly improved OS, radiographic PFS Sep 07, 2022
A Light at the End of the Tunnel for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer? The MUSIC model might improve quality of life and prevent overtreatment Sep 02, 2022
Low Testosterone Linked to Hospitalization for COVID Future studies should look into testosterone therapy as a prevention strategy, study author says Sep 02, 2022
10-Year Follow-Up Confirms Benefit of Chemoradiotherapy in MIBC Patients Findings "supported a change in clinical practice" Sep 01, 2022
AAP Stands by Policy on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Small group of pediatricians who called for evidence review charge they're being sidelined Aug 23, 2022
New Insights Into Link Between Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infection Stone removal may resolve infection but antibiotics confound "chicken and egg" question Aug 15, 2022
Removing Small Asymptomatic Kidney Stones Significantly Reduces Recurrence Two-year difference in time to relapse, study showed Aug 10, 2022
Acupuncture May Help Reduce Urinary Incontinence Episodes, Symptoms in Women Consistency in limited results, but better-quality data needed to confirm benefit Aug 04, 2022
Heart Defects Tend to Accompany Penis Abnormality at Birth Prevalence is several times higher among boys with hypospadias, study showed Jul 29, 2022
Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Among Long COVID Symptoms Wider range of post-COVID symptoms emerge than previously thought Jul 25, 2022
Urinary Incontinence a Significant Burden in Long-Term Care Facilities Over half of nursing directors surveyed said managing incontinence contributes to CNA turnover Jul 22, 2022
Sacral Neuromodulation Promising in Neurogenic Lower Urinary Dysfunction Refractory disease corrected, at least for the short term, in selected neurologic patients Jul 15, 2022
How Realistic Is Radical Prostatectomy Without Prior Biopsy? German case series suggests it may be feasible Jul 12, 2022
Fewer Complications With Robotic Nephrectomy in Complex Kidney Tumors However, trial comparing robotic and open surgery was stopped early due to low enrollment Jul 06, 2022
Methenamine Hippurate Could Be Alternative Treatment for Recurrent UTI Study finds antiseptic agent non-inferior to daily, low-dose antibiotic prophylaxis Jul 05, 2022
MRI-Guided HIFU Effective in Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer QOL outcomes compared favorably with radical prostatectomy and radiotherapy, researchers said Jun 17, 2022
Xtandi During AS Reduced Progression Risk in Early Prostate Cancer Risk of disease progression cut by 46% versus those on active surveillance alone Jun 16, 2022
Parents of 4-Year-Old Sue Urologist for 'Unintentional Vasectomy' The child had hernia surgery at Texas Children's Hospital, and left with a cut vas deferens Jun 15, 2022
Intraoperative Catheter Disappoints for Urinary Retention After Hernia Repair Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair trial showed no risk reduction in post-op urinary retention Jun 15, 2022
No Early Cardiovascular Risks With Testosterone Treatment Data on long-term safety needed, however Jun 13, 2022
P53 Antagonist Shows Early Activity in Advanced Liposarcoma ASCO roundup: ADC targeting CD46 slows mCRPC, molecule stabilizes effects of "hot spot" mutation Jun 08, 2022
She Found Out She Had Prostate Cancer Then Eve Gammill, a transgender woman, fully embraced her feminine identity Jun 07, 2022
Just How Effective Is PSA Screening? Study finds test has better benefit/harm trade-off than originally thought May 18, 2022
Mental Health Issues Common, Often Overlooked in Prostate Cancer More than a third of patients with anxiety, depression, fear of recurrence/disease progression May 17, 2022
Drastic Drop in Antibiotic Overuse for Common Urology Procedure: How They Did It Single center's strategy cut antibiotic administration by 30% in cystoscopy May 16, 2022
Urologists Are Helping Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Studies Suggest Three reports show success in reducing opioid prescribing May 16, 2022
