News & Updates

For bladder cancer patients scheduled to undergo radical cystectomy, the presence of mood and/or anxiety disorders may lead to a longer length of hospital stay and increase the likelihood of discharge to a nonhome facility, a study reports.

A prostate specific antigen (PSA)-based screening is effective in significantly lowering the risk of death from prostate cancer (PC), reports a study. However, nonattendance, initiation after age 60 years, and discontinuation at age 70 years appear to increase such risk.

High levels of exposure to the heavy metals cobalt and antimony appears to increase the risk of developing erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a new study.

Dutasteride treatment leads to a significant reduction in chronic prostatitis symptom scores in patients with category IIIB disease, a new study has found.

Hypertensive crisis (HTN-C) is a major burden on patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) relative to those without, reveals a study. HTN-C usually results in a higher number of emergency department visits, incidence of hypertensive emergency, hospitalization rate, in-hospital mortality, and cost of care.

The development of acute kidney injury (AKI) seems to worsen the risk of graft loss in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) with urinary tract infection (UTI), a recent study has found.

Vaginal antisepsis with chlorhexidine proves noninferior to that with iodine in terms of the incidence of gynaecologic surgery-associated urinary tract infection and vaginal irritation, as reported in a study.

Keeping healthy lifestyle habits, such as avoiding smoking, engaging in exercise, and limiting alcohol intake, helps prevent or delay the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a new Japan study has found.

In men with metastatic prostate cancer, prior radical prostatectomy (RP) appears to reduce the risk of developing a castrate-resistant state, as compared with radiation therapy (RT), according to a recent study. Previous RP also seems to improve overall survival (OS).