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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
A new noninvasive bladder stimulation technique can obtain clean-catch urine in infants aged younger than 90 days

Novel Technique Feasible for Clean-Catch Urine in Infants

Noninvasive bladder stimulation technique effective for children aged younger than 90 days
For men with low-risk prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance

Sociodemographic Factors Affect Prostate CA Treatment Initiation

Non-Hispanic black men more likely to begin active treatment, independent of clinical measures
Telehealth technologies can allow delivery of high-quality care at a lower cost

Legal Issues Impact Delivery of Telehealth

No uniform legal approach to telehealth; concerns about reimbursement limit implementation
Residents frequently order perceived unnecessary inpatient laboratory tests

Residents Often Order Perceived Unnecessary Lab Tests

Behaviors attributed to health system culture, lack of transparency about health care service costs
Few surgical studies include men and women equally

Minority of Surgical Studies Include Men, Women Equally

About one-third of articles analyze data by sex; fewer include discussion of sex-based results
OnabotulinumtoxinA treatment is safe and effective for long-term treatment of overactive bladder syndrome

OnabotulinumtoxinA Effect Lasts in Overactive Bladder

Consistent mean reductions in urinary incontinence; durable improvements in quality of life