May 1st 2025
A recap of the FDA submissions and regulatory decisions in urology from April 2025.
Study identifies method to reduce extended-spectrum antibiotic use for UTI
May 1st 2024"Results from these trials show that giving physicians an alert informing them of their patient’s actual risk for antibiotic resistance can help them choose the best antibiotic and reduce extended-spectrum antibiotic use,” says Shruti Gohil, MD, MPH.
Dr. Burton discusses Aquablation outcomes in men with urinary retention
July 19th 2023"What we found is that those with acute urinary retention took longer to ultimately pass their trial without a catheter, meaning that they were voiding without the use of any catheterization," says Claire S. Burton, MD.
Study points to heterogeneity of urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome
April 11th 2023“I would say that these conditions are highly heterogeneous, and we've identified a number of factors that relate to different ways that the disease progresses and different ways that patients feel about the progression of their disease,” says Alisa J. Stephens-Shields, PhD.
How MAPP results can inform future studies on urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome
March 30th 2023“We would like to use all of what we've learned in the MAPP to move back into the space of clinical trials and trying to identify effective therapies for this condition,” says Alisa J. Stephen-Shields, PhD.
MAPP study utilizes separate measures for pelvic pain and urinary symptom severity
March 21st 2023“As part of the [MAPP] network, and the research that it did, we recognized that it was really important to consider pelvic pain symptoms separately from urinary symptoms,” says Alisa J. Stephens-Shields, PhD.
Dr. Sutcliffe highlights findings on flares in urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome
February 7th 2023"We used data from this study to see whether having a greater number of flares independently impacted patients’ quality of life as well as their healthcare seeking activity," said Siobhan Sutcliffe, PhD, ScM, MHS.
Researchers advocate ultrasound over CT for initial evaluation of suspected urinary stone disease
November 7th 2022The 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.