Many Patients Using E-Mail As First Method of Provider Contact
Online communications reduced need for phone calls and office visits for many
ASCO: Aspirin Use Linked to Lower Risk of Lethal Prostate CA
Risk of prostate cancer mortality reduced with regular aspirin use after diagnosis
Diagnostic Factors May Help Patients Avoid Prostate Biopsy
Prostate-specific antigen density, total tumor length are significant predictors
December 2015 Briefing – Urology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Urology for December 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
AMA: Burnout Is Top Issue for Physicians in 2015
More than half of docs report at least one symptom of burnout; efforts being undertaken to address burnout
Impact of 2012 USPSTF Guideline Against PSA Screening Explored
After, men undergoing prostate needle biopsy more likely to be diagnosed with high-risk disease
More Adverse Effects for Medical Castration in Prostate Cancer
Higher risks of several clinically relevant adverse effects compared with surgical castration
PSA Screening May Be Harmful for Patients With ESRD
Screening not linked to improved patient survival after transplant; may delay time to listing, transplant
Pre-Op Testing Over, Under Used in Mid Urethral Sling Surgery
Preoperative testing overused and underused; estimated charge of overused testing, $18/patient
Efficacy of Azithromycin in Chlamydia Remains High
Although study did not establish noninferiority of azithromycin versus doxycycline
