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Urology groups endorse two prostate biopsy approaches
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- Howard Wolinsky
“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...
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Watching feasible for asymptomatic kidney stones
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- Howard Wolinsky
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...
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Prostate biopsies a laughing (gas) matter?
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- Howard Wolinsky
“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
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- Howard Wolinsky
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
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- Howard Wolinsky
The American Cancer Society on Jan. 13 revealed what it called ‘alarming’ news about prostate cancer.
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Mind the geriatrician gap
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- Howard Wolinsky
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
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- Howard Wolinsky
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
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- Howard Wolinsky
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
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- Howard Wolinsky
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
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- Howard Wolinsky
“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...
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U.S. primary care seen lagging in key markers
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- Howard Wolinsky
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
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- Howard Wolinsky
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
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- Howard Wolinsky
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
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
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- Howard Wolinsky
“As methylergonovine is a known contraindication to hypertensive and cardiovascular disorders, patients would have to be carefully screened.”