Latest Urology News
ACA Tied to Narrowing of Disparities in Access to Care
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The Affordable Care Act has reduced disparities in access to health care among black, Hispanic, and white adults, according to a January data brief released by the Commonwealth Fund.
Poll: Older Adults Frequently Use Online Physician Ratings
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Older adults commonly use online ratings to choose a doctor, according to a report published online Jan. 6 based on the results of the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.
Study Supports PSA Screening for Male BRCA2 Carriers
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Systematic prostate-specific antigen screening is advised for men who are carriers of the BRCA2 mutation, which is associated with a higher incidence of prostate cancer, younger age at diagnosis, and clinically significant tumors, according to the interim results of a study published in the December issue of European Urology.
Cancer Patients With Obesity Show Poorer Psychosocial Health
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Patients with breast or prostate cancer who are obese score higher in psychosocial problem-related distress than nonobese patients, according to a study recently published in Psycho-Oncology.
Surveillance Colonoscopy at Five Years After Adenoma Removal Noninferior to Three Years
Mammography Trials Yield Excess-Incidence Patterns Consistent With Low Overdiagnosis
Family History of CRC Increases CRC Risk Similarly in IBD, General Population
Air Pollution Tied to Higher Risk for Suicide
ASTRO Issues Guidance for Use of Radiation Therapy in Bladder Cancer
Better Cardiovascular Health Inversely Linked to Overactive Bladder
Workplace Psychological Stress Linked to Erectile Function in Young Men
Updated Guideline Developed for Diagnosis, Management of Childhood Nocturnal Enuresis