Men’s Health Update

Two-Thirds of Older Adults Use Integrative Medicine Strategies

Publish Date February 1, 2023

Only 18% of older adults had talked to a health care provider about integrative medicine strategies

FDA Says No to Regulating CBD Products as Supplements

Publish Date January 31, 2023

How to regulate CBD supplements has become a pressing public health concern as the popularity of CBD supplements has exploded in the United States

Convalescent COVID-19 Plasma Beneficial for Immunocompromised

Publish Date January 30, 2023

Reduction seen in mortality with COVID-19 convalescent plasma transfusion in randomized clinical trials, matched cohort studies

PSMA PET/CT May Discriminate Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer for Biopsy

Publish Date January 20, 2023

Use of 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT may avoid unnecessary biopsies in some men with equivocal PI-RADS 3 lesions on mpMRI.

MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy Bests CT Guidance for Prostate Cancer

Publish Date January 20, 2023

Benefits seen for genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxic effects

Higher Prostate Cancer Mortality Among Black Men Tied to Social Determinants of Health

Publish Date January 19, 2023

Prostate cancer has one of the largest racial disparities in outcomes between Black and White patients, according to investigators.

On-Site Genetic Testing for Prostate Cancer Increases Patient Compliance

Publish Date January 19, 2023

Implementation of on-site guideline-based genetic testing for prostate cancer patients increased compliance from 33.3 to 98.7%

Per-Patient Costs of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Exceed $30,000

Publish Date January 18, 2023

Increase in annual attributable costs observed over time, from $28,311 in 2007-2013 to $37,055 in 2014-2017

Direct-to-Consumer Testosterone Not Offered in Accordance With Guidelines

Publish Date January 18, 2023

Most direct-to-consumer platforms offer testosterone therapy despite consumer reporting normal testosterone levels, free testosterone

Prostate Cancer ADT Increases Bone Fracture Risk

Publish Date January 13, 2023

Investigators examined the risk of bone fracture associated with different forms of androgen deprivation therapy.