Men's Health
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Risk factors identified for urinary retention after lap hernia repair
TEP is becoming a common approach to hernia repair.
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MRI doubles rate of observation in low-risk prostate cancer
The findings could enhance confidence in observation/active surveillance as a management strategy for men with low-risk prostate cancer.
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In geriatric urinary incontinence, think DIAPERS mnemonic
NEW ORLEANS – Neil M. Resnick, MD, has devoted more than 30 years of his career to refining the diagnosis and...
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For men with SCD and priapism, hypoxia may prompt RBC adhesion
WASHINGTON – A newly developed biochip allows in vitro examination of microfluidics in sickle cell disease.
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More than 16% of ED sepsis patients not admitted to hospital
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Diabetes risk may rise with work hours
Women and men experience opposing effects.
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Transgender men need counseling on contraceptive and reproductive choices
Overall, 17% of respondents had experienced a pregnancy, with 60 pregnancies reported in total.
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Smoking tied to localized prostate cancer recurrence, metastasis, death
In the first systematic review and meta-analysis to look at the link between smoking and outcomes after localized prostate cancer primary therapy...
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Statin effect in prostate cancer may be caused by reduced inflammation
SAN FRANCISCO – Statin use is associated with lower lethality in prostate cancer. A new genetic analysis points to reduced inflammation in the...
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Prostate cancer risk before age 55 higher for black men
SAN FRANCISCO – Efforts at identifying prostate cancer at an earlier age should consider black men as a high risk group.
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Primary hPTH often goes unnoticed
Rates of undiagnosed primary hPTH at a kidney stone center were higher than expected, and about one in five cases could have been diagnosed before...