October 20th 2024
SMSNA 2024 abstract data show shockwave therapies and platelet-rich plasma, either alone or in combination, may be promising treatments for ED.
Dr. Google creates anxiety, opportunity
June 1st 2015Most health information seekers navigate the Internet for what they think will be the best information available about their health condition or that of a loved one. Unfortunately, the Internet is unfiltered, unregulated, and often saturated with promotional, unsubstantiated, and at times frightening information.
Promoting TRT online: Balanced information lacking
June 1st 2015Patients taking to the Internet for information about testosterone replacement therapy are likely getting an incomplete picture of the potential risks and adverse effects linked with the treatment, say researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Injected TRT earns high marks for safety, effectiveness
April 29th 2015A newly published review suggests that age-related testosterone deficiency treatment with intramuscular injections of testosterone replacement therapy offers health benefits and lower cardiovascular risk compared to testosterone replacement by patch or gel.
Men's health: How urology and primary care can work together
March 1st 2015In the experience of Martin Miner, MD, and Joel Heidelbaugh, MD, men’s health is far more than the working relationship between urology and primary care centered around male-specific medical concerns, and includes several different and significant subspecialties.
January 2015 New Products: Ultrasound system offers multiple features, high-resolution images
January 2nd 2015New products and services from Samsung Electronics America, Syneron Medical, American Medical Systems, New Star, Buffalo Filter, Cook Medical, Endo International, Trimel BioPharma Metamark, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Congress guts the IPAB, then takes on its role
December 31st 2014The 2015 omnibus spending bill canceled a $10 million appropriation for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Congress also approved a bill that cuts Medicare funding for vacuum erection systems. Rationing care, whether undertaken by the IPAB or Congress, must be opposed when it arbitrarily selects services based on public perception and not medical necessity, writes Ross E. Weber of the AACU.
January 2015 Product Preview: FDA committee recommends approval of complicated UTI agent
December 31st 2014Drugs and devices in the pipeline from Actavis, Genomic Health, Lipella Pharmaceuticals, Polaris Group, Innocrin Pharmaceuticals, OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Heat Biologics, Repros Therapeutics, and Sophiris Bio.
European agencies follow FDA lead on T, CV risk
November 24th 2014The European Medicines Agency has issued new recommendations regarding testosterone replacement therapy after reviewing the cardiovascular risks of TRT. The recommendations were endorsed by a regulatory body that is responsible for the marketing authorization of drugs throughout Europe.
Alternatives to T therapy: Lessons from male infertility
November 7th 2014Whatever the exact mechanism of the increase in desire for testosterone replacement therapy in men, knowing the risks and benefits of testosterone and its alternatives are vital skills for today’s practicing urologist. This article will focus on alternatives to testosterone therapy.
FDA panel’s vote on TRT draws reaction from urologists
September 22nd 2014An FDA advisory committee has voted to restrict indications for testosterone replacement therapy and require additional clinical trials to test the safety of the drugs, decisions that have drawn mixed reactions from urologists.
Low Estrogen could mean low Testosterone (VIDEO)
September 5th 2014Low testosterone is often blamed for a lower sex drive and potentially dangerous fat accumulation in men, however researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital report that a lack of estrogen is also to blame. Video provided by Renal & Urology News.