After months of getting up several times a night to visit the bathroom, Peter Nadler was elated when Dr. David B. Samadi agreed to do his prostate surgery. Samadi is a rare breed in medicine: a celebrity urologist.
Category: Urology
Veteran With Terminal Cancer Diagnosis Wins $2.5 Million After Suing VA for Substandard Care
An Arizona man who sued the Veterans Administration for providing substandard care after a nurse practitioner found abnormalities in his prostate was awarded $2.5 million by a judge on Monday, Independent Journal Review reports. Steven Cooper, who served in the Army for 18 years, was diagnosed with stage-IV prostate cancer in 2012.
Vasectomies May Not Pose a Risk of Prostate Cancer
… what he and his doctor decide. As always, that’s the goal – making the right choice to maintain or improve your health based on your unique needs.” Men over the age of 50 are encouraged to regularly undergo screenings for prostate cancer, which test …
Dr. Safana Salim Al Saidi, a chemical pathologist. – ” ONA
Muscat: A chemical pathologist in the Ministry of Health has succeeded in validating a new marker which helps in early prostate cancer diagnosis. Dr. Safana Salim Al Saidi, a chemical pathologist worked along with her team from the MoH, the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital and the Research Council , under the supervision of Dr. Waad Allah Mula, Professor at the Royal Hospital for Clinical Biochemistry.
Far Fewer Men Being Treated for Prostate Cancer
The number of older Americans treated for prostate cancer plummeted 42 percent since health officials began questioning the benefits of screening tests, a new study shows. The finding points to the success of efforts to curtail the use of controversial prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, screening tests, said lead author Dr. Tudor Borza.
Savvy Senior: Help for those with bladder-control problems
Incontinence is very common in older adults. According to the CDC, more than half of women and 30 percent of men ages 65 and older are affected by it.
MDxHealth Announces Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey…
… the growing list of payers covering ConfirmMDx for Prostate Cancer. Horizon BCBS is New Jersey’s oldest and largest health insurer, with more than 3.8 million members. “The positive coverage decision by Horizon BCBS of New Jersey further validates …
Anxiety after prostate cancer diagnosis may motivate men to choose…
… making process and ultimately, the patient’s quality of life,” added Orom, PhD, associate professor of community health and health behavior in UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions. The study involved 1,531 men with newly diagnosed, …
Nephrology and Urology Devices Industry – Detailed Analysis and Forecast by 2018
Nephrology and urology are the branches of medical science that deal with the study of kidney and urinary system, diseases and complications associated with it, their diagnosis and types of treatment used to treat these complications. Nephrology, in particular, deals with kidney and urology deals with entire urinary system.