Health literacy is the ability of a patient to read, understand, and use health care information to make decisions and follow instructions for treatment. Many physicians overestimate these abilities in their patients, which can lead to poor communication, poor outcomes, and even allegations of malpractice.
The attack on Medicare payments for advanced imaging services is intensifying in Washington as both lawmakers on Capitol Hill and regulators at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services target them for cuts.
Most of the urologists interviewed for this article say post-biopsy infection is something they are watching and that they are considering changes to their regimens to counter the problems that have been reported.
Caution needs to be exercised when investing in bonds, as many investors are under the misunderstanding that bonds cannot lose principal value.
Urologists say obese patients often have physical limits when it comes to surgery.
The media seems to be more interested in highlighting the cost of new prostate cancer medications than the important progress made in treating the second leading cause of cancer death in men.
Murali Ankem, MD, has been named chair of urology at the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY, effective Oct. 1.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology has developed a white paper on the safe use of integrating intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) into the radiation oncology clinic.
Uroplasty, Inc. (Minneapolis) has announced that two additional private insurance payers will cover posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) using its Urgent PC Neuromodulation System for the treatment of overactive bladder and associated symptoms.
Short-term androgen deprivation therapy given in combination with radiation therapy to men with early-stage prostate cancer increased their chances of living longer compared with treatment with radiation therapy alone, according to a recent multicenter study.
The FDA has issued an updated safety communication warning health care providers and patients that transvaginal placement of mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse may expose patients to greater risk than other surgical options.
The House of Representatives has approved an amendment offered by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) to increase funding for prostate cancer research by $16 million.
The age-standardized prevalence of urinary incontinence has increased in men and women from 2001 through 2008, according to a recent study.
The U.S. will face serious shortages in the combined work force of physicians, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants over the next 2 decades, say researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. By 2025, the physician shortage alone could reach 20%.
Nearly all patients with high-grade, noninvasive bladder cancer are not receiving the guideline-recommended care that would best protect them from recurrence?a finding characterized as alarming by researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Rising operating costs and selecting and implementing a new electronic health records (EHR) system are among medical practice professionals? greatest challenges to running a group practice, recent questionnaire results indicate.
Karl Kreder, MD, MBA, has been named the head of the department of urology at the University of Iowa, Iowa City. He succeeds the late Richard Williams, MD, who led the department for more than 25 years.
A new minimally invasive surgical technique known as hidden incision endoscopic surgery (HIdES) makes scarring after pediatric kidney surgery virtually invisible, yet it is as effective as more common surgical methods, according to the urologist who developed it.
The American Medical Association has adopted a policy recognizing bisphenol A (BPA) as an endocrine-disrupting agent and urging that BPA-containing products with the potential for human exposure be clearly identified.
Using a human vaccine, researchers from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and the United Kingdom appeared to cure well-established prostate tumors in mice, with no apparent side effects.
Americans 65 years of age and older say that urinary incontinence affects their quality of life physically, mentally, and socially to a greater degree than diabetes, arthritis, and many other chronic conditions, according to a recent study.
Robot-assisted radical cystectomy can be performed safely and effectively by urologists who are experienced with robotic surgery.
In men with high-grade prostate cancer, outcomes after radical prostatectomy are generally poorest for those with a low preoperative PSA (<2.5 ng/mL).
Urology drugs and devices that are in the pipeline from Bayer Healthcare, Tengion, Inc., Advantagene, Inc., Hybrigenics, and Vivus.
Urologists say their accessibility to their patients negates the need for urgent care centers.
Bladder cancer control outcomes have not significantly improved in the United States within the last 30 years.
This article discusses the rising incidence of both fluoroquinolone resistance and serious post-biopsy infectious complications, and offers recommended preventive measures, including a new algorithm incorporating targeted antimicrobial prophylaxis based on rectal swab cultures.
Five-year follow-up of older patients with renal tumors less than 3 cm shows that minimally invasive surgery with tumor enucleation yields less tumor progression than either percutaneous radiofrequency ablation or active surveillance.
Urology Times asked urologists what regulations create the most issues in their practices, and how the rules could be changed to make them more palatable.