FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s new hope for people battling advanced bladder cancer who do not respond to first-line therapy, researchers report. An experimental new drug with the unwieldy name of cretostimogene grenadenorepvec spurred complete remission of the cancer in three-quarters of patients who hadn’t responded toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s possible to correct a woman’s pelvic prolapse using her own muscle tissue in robot-assisted surgery, a new study demonstrates. In the procedure, tendon muscle is transferred from the thigh to the uterus or cervix, repairing a pelvic floor that’s become weakened andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Millions of women struggle with the discomfort and stress of urinary incontinence, and many turn to medications for help. Now, new research suggests that yoga and other exercise regimens might work just as well to control these bladder issues. Researchers at Stanford UniversityContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When given after organ-removal surgery, Keytruda brings patients battling advanced bladder cancers more time cancer-free, a new trial finds. Folks with “high-risk” bladder cancers — tumors that had already invaded nearby muscle — doubled the time they were cancer-free after surgery if theyContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug appears to help women deal with stress incontinence, clinical trial data show. The drug, for now dubbed TAS-303, reduced the frequency of leaks related to stress incontinence by about 58%, compared with 47% reduction in a placebo group, trial resultsContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Roughly a month after having her second child, Nicole Gerardi-Lukens suddenly felt pressure in her pelvis that was so intense it sent her to the hospital. When doctors told her bladder had prolapsed — meaning that it had slipped from its normal positionContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Urinary incontinence is a common aftereffect of delivering a baby, but it can have a devastating effect on new moms, a new study warns. These bladder leaks are significantly associated with anxiety and depression in new mothers, researchers discovered. “If you have badContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Britain’s King Charles III is back to resuming his royal duties following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. “His Majesty The King will shortly return to public-facing duties after a period of treatment and recuperation following his recent cancer diagnosis,” the PalaceContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As many patients already know, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can recur despite the use of antibiotics. So, it’s welcome news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pivya (pivmecillinam) to fight bacterial UTIs. “UTIs are a very common condition impactingContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new oral vaccine could prove a potential alternative to antibiotics for people with recurring urinary tract infections, a new study says. More than half of patients with recurring UTIs (54%) wound up infection-free for nine years after receiving the oral spray vaccine,Continue Reading
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new urine test could spare bladder cancer survivors from a painful follow-up procedure needed to ensure their cancer hasn’t come back, researchers report. People who’ve gotten surgery for high-risk bladder cancer require a cystoscopy — a procedure in which a flexible probeContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A cancer drug duo more than doubled the survival of people battling the most common form of advanced bladder cancer, trial results show. Patients who took a combo of meds called EV+P — enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab (Keytruda) — had an average 31.5Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with recurring urinary tract infections frequently have persistent pain, even after antibiotics have cleared the harmful bacteria from their system. Now, researchers have figured out why this perplexing problem occurs. It appears that an overgrowth of highly sensitive nerve cells can occurContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you’re female and you lose bladder control upon exertion — sneezing, coughing, laughing, lifting something heavy — you may have stress urinary incontinence. As many women know, the condition is no joke and it may keep you from doing the things youContinue Reading