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Urology groups endorse two prostate biopsy approaches

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: May 24, 2023

“If you step out of the echo chamber, what you’ll find is that the accurate complications amongst the two procedures are not that dramatically diff...

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Watching feasible for asymptomatic kidney stones

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: May 9, 2023

Urologists can be comfortable watching small stones (2.4 mm or less in size, but any significantly larger than that (7-8 mm) should be managed more...

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Prostate biopsies a laughing (gas) matter?

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: May 2, 2023

“At levels of less than 50%, patients respond normally to verbal commands and maintain normal airway reflexes.”

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Wireless neurostimulation safe for urge incontinence

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: May 2, 2023

More than three-quarters of the women who received the device responded to therapy at 1 year, and 84.6% of the patients showed improvement.

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New cancer data spark outcry from patient advocates

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: January 30, 2023

The American Cancer Society on Jan. 13 revealed what it called ‘alarming’ news about prostate cancer.

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Mind the geriatrician gap

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: December 8, 2022

In 2022, only 43% of the nation’s 177 geriatrics fellowship slots were filled.

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‘Medical Methuselahs’: Treating the growing population of centenarians

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: August 19, 2022

Between 1980 and 2019, the share of American centenarians grew faster than the total population.

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New guideline gives active surveillance a boost

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: May 19, 2022

This is the first guidance for localized prostate cancer since 2017.

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Most men with low-risk prostate tumors now forgoing treatment

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: May 17, 2022

Roughly 60% of men eligible for active surveillance chose that approach in 2021, up from 27% in 2014 and less than 10% in 2010.

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Metformin use linked to birth defects in boys

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: March 29, 2022

“This is the first data to suggest that paternal metformin [use] may be associated with birth defects in children. As such, it would be early to be...

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U.S. primary care seen lagging in key markers

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: March 18, 2022

In delivery of primary care, including access and coordination, the U.S. trails well behind 10 other wealthy countries, according to a new report.<...

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Handheld ECGs ease AFib screening in the very elderly

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: March 10, 2022

But the use of handheld, single-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) did not increase diagnoses of AFib overall in patients aged 65 and older.

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Spanish-speaking navigators show Hispanic patients path to CRC screening

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: February 9, 2022

An outreach effort in Rhode Island boosted rates of colonoscopy well above the national benchmark.

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Spanish-speaking navigators show Hispanic patients path to CRC screening

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: February 9, 2022

An outreach effort in Rhode Island boosted rates of colonoscopy well above the national benchmark.

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Prophylactic meds may prevent cesarean bleeding

Author:: Howard Wolinsky

Publish date: February 9, 2022

“As methylergonovine is a known contraindication to hypertensive and cardiovascular disorders, patients would have to be carefully screened.”