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The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the AUA have announced the collaborative development of practice and training guidelines in the practice of urologic ultrasound, which has led to the availability of practice accreditation through the AIUM.

Patients who receive a mid-urethral sling have less than half the risk of urinary incontinence after prolapse surgery than those who do not receive a sling, according to a recent study.

Some 190,000 men in the U.S. with non-metastatic prostate cancer were receiving continuous androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) at the end of 2008.

While on the surface, it may not seem to matter, there are some important differences between debit and credit cards, and reasons why you should use one form of payment over the other.

Whenever an employee leaves, you incur expenses to advertise the open position and set up and train a new employee. And, of course, there can be productivity losses in the interim.

Most urologists say they've already seen reaction to the report's release and the resulting news coverage. Many are concerned that the USPSTF recommendation will give men another excuse to avoid the doctor's office.

In a recent audit of urodynamics charges, Medicare recognized some codes but not others, and the documentation for all services that were reviewed only included the report from the urodynamics machine. This review pointed out the lack of understanding of these codes by payers and physicians.

Analyses of data from the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study (PCOS) show that among men with localized prostate cancer, treatment by radical prostatectomy results in significantly better 15-year overall and disease-specific survival outcomes compared with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT).

Treatment with the dual 5-alpha- reductase inhibitor dutasteride (Avodart) does not compromise the utility of PSA to detect progression of disease in patients with low-risk localized prostate cancer who are being managed with active surveillance.

Combining the results of the diagnostic and first-surveillance prostate biopsies provides useful information about the risk of progression in patients being managed by active surveillance.

Urologists find HIFU promising, but remain cautious

PSA screening is on the rise and varies according to age, family history, race/ethnicity, and insurance status.

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) prior to salvage cryoablation appears to improve post-treatment morbidity to some extent but does not affect biochemical-free survival.

Results of a retrospective study provide evidence supporting the use of ultrasound as follow-up imaging to detect relapses in patients with germ cell tumors (GCT).

Here are the take-home messages from the 2012 AUA annual meeting-cutting-edge research findings in 15 areas of clinical urology.

Patients being treated with oral anticancer drugs for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) demonstrate almost full adherence to their medication regimen, data show.

With all of the pressure on the federal government to curtail spending, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is not kidding around when it comes to investigating and prosecuting Medicare fraud and abuse.

Urology drugs and devices in the pipeline from Janssen Research and Development, LLC; Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Tengion Inc.; Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Tokai Pharmaceuticals, ImaginAb, Inc.; BZL Biologics, LLC; Agensys, Inc.; and Seattle Genetics, Inc.

Repeat intradetrusor injections of onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) are associated with sustained efficacy and no new safety signals.

PSA is performing appropriately, allowing us to diagnose prostate cancers at an earlier stage and grade and allowing treatment while cure is still possible.

The newest urology products and services from the Interstitial Cystitis Network, Wiley-Blackwell, and Medline Industries, Inc.

People, whether they need their car fixed or treatment for a urologic condition, expect high-quality service, and they are disappointed when their expectations aren't met.

Already approved for neurogenic overactive bladder, onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) may now be on its way to garnering an indication for idiopathic OAB.

Widespread PSA screening appears to lead to improvements in pathologic outcomes.

The American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU) rejects the USPSTF's complete disregard of the positive effect the PSA test has had on so many men in this country.

Today’s five-to-four vote by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) as constitutional will result in sweeping health care system changes for all physicians and their patients.

Medical imaging is increasing, even in health maintenance organization systems, which do not have a financial incentive to conduct them, according to a recent study.

W. Hardy Hendren III, MD, a Boston-based pediatric surgeon, has received the 2012 Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons for his pioneering work in developing urinary undiversion surgical techniques.

Two clinical trials testing experimental drugs aimed at restoring the immune system’s ability to spot and attack cancer have shown promising early results in patients with kidney cancer, as well as those with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma.