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For women with stress urinary incontinence

Trans-Obturator Tape Cost-Effective for Urinary Incontinence

Randomized trial shows cost-effectiveness of trans-obturator versus tension-free vaginal tape
Many cases of life-threatening sepsis could be recognized and treated long before they cause severe illness or death

CDC Urges Prevention, Early Recognition of Sepsis

Know the signs of extreme response to infection; consider it a medical emergency
Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing in the United States due in large part to government regulations

Steep Rise in U.S. Drug Prices Tied to Patent Monopolies

Letting Medicare and Medicaid negotiate pricing would likely help bring costs down, researchers say
Pudendal nerve entrapment leading to avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder has been described in a case report published online Aug. 19 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Can Lead to Eating Disorder

Case report describes avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder after pudendal nerve entrapment
For patients with prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy and post-prostatectomy image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Decision Regret Uncommon After Radical Prostatectomy, IMRT

Overall decision regret for 16.9 percent of patients; more regret for RP than radiotherapy component
The Affordable Care Act has increased prescription use and reduced out-of-pocket spending

ACA Has Increased Rx Drug Use, Cut Out-of-Pocket Spending

Larger decreases in out-of-pocket spending for those who gained coverage and had chronic conditions
Once-daily 2 percent testosterone solution is safe and effective for sex drive and energy in hypogonadal men

Testosterone Solution Found Safe, Effective for Hypogonadal Men

Once-daily 2 percent testosterone solution safe and effective for sex drive and energy
There are far too few female urologists to meet a growing demand

Not Enough Female Urologists to Meet Growing Patient Demand

Women prefer female doctors, but urology has one of the largest gender gaps in medicine
Diagnoses of early prostate cancer continue to decline in the United States

USPSTF Ruling Followed by Fall in Early Prostate Cancer Diagnoses

Rates per 100,000 men have dropped from 356.5 to 335.4 in men aged 50 to 74
Postoperative doctor shopping occurs in about one-quarter of patients with nephrolithiasis undergoing ureteroscopy

Post-Op Doctor Shopping for One in Four With Nephrolithiasis

Twenty-four percent of patients were prescribed narcotics by more than one provider after surgery