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Formaldehyde exposure negatively impacts semen quality

15 Sep 2022

Men with long-term occupational exposure to formaldehyde tend to have poor semen quality, as reported in a study.

Formaldehyde exposure negatively impacts semen quality

15 Sep 2022

Bladder-directed heated chemotherapy of no clear benefit in NMIBC

12 Sep 2022 by

In patients with intermediate-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), intravesical chemohyperthermia (CHT) does not translate to better cancer control than standard room-temperature chemotherapy, according to a recent phase II study HIVEC-II.

Bladder-directed heated chemotherapy of no clear benefit in NMIBC

12 Sep 2022

Global collaborative provides vital info on monkeypox symptoms, transmission

08 Sep 2022 by

Monkeypox infection, previously limited to areas where the virus was endemic, was recently declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the increasing number of cases detected outside endemic zones. The SHARE*-net Clinical Group, comprising an international collaborative of clinicians from countries which have reported monkeypox cases, recently provided vital information on the manifestations and transmission of PCR-confirmed monkeypox.

Global collaborative provides vital info on monkeypox symptoms, transmission

08 Sep 2022

3D VR models help improve outcomes for patients undergoing robotic prostatectomy

08 Sep 2022 by

Patients whose surgical planning for robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) involved 3-dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) models experience better oncologic outcomes without compromising functional outcomes, reports a recent study.

3D VR models help improve outcomes for patients undergoing robotic prostatectomy

08 Sep 2022

Intravesical pembrolizumab delivers antitumour activity in NMIBC

08 Sep 2022 by

A recent first-in-human study has shown that directly applying pembrolizumab to the bladder is a safe and effective treatment option for patients with nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) who are unresponsive to bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment.

Intravesical pembrolizumab delivers antitumour activity in NMIBC

08 Sep 2022

Tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence safe, effective in long term

05 Sep 2022

Among women with stress urinary incontinence, the retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) retains its efficacy up to 24 years after initial placement, with adverse effects being uncommon and having a low impact on quality of life, according to a study.

Tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence safe, effective in long term

05 Sep 2022

Triplet therapy with ARSI, docetaxel, ADT boosts survival in mHSPC

05 Sep 2022 by

Adding androgen receptor signaling inhibitors (ARSI) to a treatment regimen consisting of docetaxel and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) can lead to better survival outcomes in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), according to a recent meta-analysis.

Triplet therapy with ARSI, docetaxel, ADT boosts survival in mHSPC

05 Sep 2022

Intramuscular ketorolac prevents severe renal colic after stent removal

01 Sep 2022

Intramuscular administration of ketorolac before stent removal is not effective in substantially easing pain experienced after removal relative to placebo, but it does lower the likelihood of severe renal colic that warrants emergency department or office visits, reports a recent study.