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The study authors maintain there is no current evidence in the literature indicating that CT use is superior to other imaging modalities in reducing morbidity or improving outcomes in patients with urinary stone disease.

Researchers advocate ultrasound over CT for initial evaluation of suspected urinary stone disease

The researchers assessed gender differences in patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS).

Study shows gender differences with bladder pain

“We observed profound differences in the detection work up and management of chronic kidney disease suggesting suboptimal care among women,” said Juan Jesus Carrero, PharmD, PhD.

Study shows gender disparities in CKD detection and treatment

professor and vice chair of urology at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a co–editor in chief for 

"As we look back over the past 5 decades in urology, bladder dysfunction, particularly inadequate contraction, is still a disorder with unmet medical need, for which new treatments are crucial," writes Gopal H. Badlani, MD. 

Call it by any name: Bladder that does not work

Fluoroquinolone could increase the risk of altered mental status and hospitalizations for older patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. 

Antibiotic linked to serious adverse events in older patients with CKD

Addressing the gaps in health literacy may lead to improvement in health outcomes and health care disparities among patients with chronic pelvic pain.

Study assesses impact of health literacy on chronic pelvic pain

Elisabeth M. Sebesta, MD, coauthor of a recent study, reported that patients who experienced more unmet social needs were at increased risk of multiple urologic conditions, such as overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, or urge incontinence. 

Recent study associates unmet social needs with urologic conditions

In this interview, Andrea Staack, MD, PhD, discusses the background, findings, and takeaways of the study, "Mindfulness based-stress reduction is associated with decreased levels of patients’ anxiety after urodynamics- A prospective randomized controlled trial," along with why urologists should consider implementing more strategies of this effect in their practices.

Study investigates mindfulness-based stress reduction for urodynamics

Podcasts

“We need to just approach STIs as the medical conditions they are because until we do, and until we take those stigmas away, people will truly have resistance to discussing it, hesitance to discussing it, and resistance to diagnosis and intervention,” says Ashley Winter, MD.

Destigmatizing Urology: Dr. Winter discusses STDs/STIs

In this interview, Ashley Winter, MD, discusses why urologists should play a role in the management of STDs and STIs, especially when it comes to destigmatizing them. 

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