Dr. Olivia Chang on her KL2 award for studying AI in neurogenic bladder
June 24th 2024"My hope is that from the KL2 data that I'll generate, hopefully in the next 6 to 12 months, we can apply for an RO1 to push this one step further so that we can benefit other people with brain tumors, other people with strokes, and other peoples with other neurological disorders with bladder symptoms," says Olivia H. Chang, MD, MPH, FACOG.
Dr. Dubin on trends in erectile dysfunction medication usage
June 21st 2024“What was also interesting in our study was that when choosing a source of medications, we asked them, what made you decide to go with that option? And 62% of men said that they valued privacy above everything,” says Justin M. Dubin, MD.
Dr. Ghoniem on detrusor nerve radiofrequency ablation research
June 18th 2024"I think having success with that in humans will make [radiofrequency ablation] very, very valuable for the practicing urologist that can be done in the clinic without much training or anything like that," says Gamal M. Ghoniem, MD, FACS, ABU/FPMRS.
Expert discusses study of fertility outcomes in Hispanic men
June 12th 2024"I would say the biggest take-home is that for Hispanic patients, there's a reduced likelihood of a successful fertility outcome that has been observed in an area that is enriched with a Hispanic population that's comparable to that of the US," says Devon M. Langston, MD.
Expert urges patient education on vaginal estrogen products
June 11th 2024"When looking at individual vaginal estrogen products prescribed by OB-GYNs median spending per claim for Vagifem and Yuvafem decreased and median spending per claim increased for Estrace and Estring," says Alexandra Tabakin, MD.
Dr. Loeb on a survey for female partners of patients with prostate cancer
June 7th 2024“We hope that the survey can be helpful in practice to actually assess and give advice to some of these partners of patients, in addition to the questionnaires that we use for the patients themselves,” says Stacy Loeb, MD, MSc.