Early Intervention for Symptomatic Kidney Stones Beneficial
Investigators report findings from a population-based study of 397,185 renal colic events in patients presenting to emergency departments in Ontario, Canada.
Investigators report findings from a population-based study of 397,185 renal colic events in patients presenting to emergency departments in Ontario, Canada.
As kidney function decreases, the risk for sudden cardiac death increases, independent of a history of coronary heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, a study found.
A minimally invasive approach does not increase risk for atypical sites of kidney cancer recurrence, a recent study suggests.
Among men with Medicare coverage, Hispanic men had a significant 37% decreased risk for death compared with both non-Hispanic White men and Black men, a study found.
Some 15% of patients receiving dialysis in the United States have a gout diagnosis, according to a recent study.
A recent meta-analysis demonstrated that patients on dialysis are less likely to produce an immune response than those not on dialysis.
At 24 months after treatment for refractory BPH symptoms, patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate had more pronounced improvements in most functional outcomes compared with those treated with prostatic artery embolization, a study found.
Adherence to diuretic therapy decreases as lower urinary tract symptoms increase in severity, according to a new study.
Physicians can take steps to reduce their risk of being sued by having a low threshold for discharging angry patients from their practice and carefully documenting all discussions and interactions with these patients.
Castration-resistant prostate cancer correlates strongly with development of metastasis in men with PSA relapse following radical surgery for localized prostate cancer, but it occurs much sooner, and thus may provide an intermediate endpoint in clinical trials of new therapeutics.