AUA 2013: No Cost-Effective Way to Save Lives from Prostate Cancer
SAN DIEGO — All of the current treatment strategies for castration-resistant prostate cancer...
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AUA 2013: Neurologic Injury in Robotic-Assisted Urologic Surgery
The Particulars: Previous research has not addressed neuropathic injury during robotic-assisted...
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AUA 2013: Hospitalizations Due to Indwelling Urinary Catheters on the Rise
San Diego, CA, May 5, 2013- Indwelling urinary catheters either placed inappropriately or left in...
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AUA 2013: Majority of Men Do Not Treat Their Erectile Dysfunction
San Diego, CA, May 6,2013 – Millions of American men live with erectile dysfunction (ED) and...
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AUA 2013: Prostate Cancer Surgery May Relieve LUTS
SAN DIEGO — Radical prostatectomy may offer the added benefit of urinary symptom reduction in...
Read MoreIn My Next Life, I Want To Be a Management Consultant
I once blogged that in my next life, I wanted to be reincarnated as a weatherman. You get to make predictions and have no accountability when they are wrong (except for one Washington, DC weatherman who recently was given a...
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AUA Issues New Guidelines on PSA Screening
New guidelines on prostate cancer screening, issued today by the American Urological Association...
Read MoreAUA 2013: Exercise Cuts Kidney Stone Risk in Women
SAN DIEGO, California — Women can reduce their risk for kidney stones by exercising, a new study shows. Participants enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative reduced their risk 16% to 31%, depending on how much they...
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AUA 2013: Laser Surgery for BPH in Octogenarians
The Particulars: Data are lacking on the morbidity and perioperative outcomes of laser surgery for...
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Liptruzet Approved to Lower LDL Cholesterol
Merck, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved...
Read MoreImproving Sepsis Care in the ED
For patients with severe sepsis and septic shock in the ED, studies have shown that goal-directed therapy is effective. However, many EDs throughout the country have not implemented such protocols. In a recent study, a survey...
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Kcentra Approved for Urgent Reversal of Anticoagulation in Adults With Major Bleeding
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Kcentra (Prothrombin Complex Concentrate,...
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2013 National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
Every year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) declares May to be National Asthma...
Read MoreWhy I Left Academic Medicine
A medical student who thinks he wants a career in academic surgery asks, “You were deep into academic medicine and walked away from chairman, program director, etc. Why?” [Background: For over 23 years, I was a full-time...
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2013 Physician Compensation Report: Salaries on the Rise
Nearly 22,000 physicians across 25 specialty areas participated in Medscape’s third physician...
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2013 Physician Compensation Report: Salaries on the Rise
Nearly 22,000 physicians across 25 specialty areas participated in Medscape’s third physician...
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Reducing Bacteremia in Critically Ill Children
The incidence of bacteremia appears to be lower among critically ill children who receive daily...
Read MoreEarly ED Readmissions After Acute Care Discharge
ED visits within 30 days appear to be common after discharge from acute care hospitals, according to an analysis of adults in the United States. Such visits accounted for nearly 40% of post-discharge hospital-based acute care...
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Predicting Cognitive Recovery After Cardiac Surgery
Duke University researchers have found that several factors appear to significantly predict...
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Trends in Inpatient Bariatric Surgery for Adolescents
The rate of inpatient bariatric procedures among adolescents appears to have plateaued since 2003,...
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