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
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 (Healthday News) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, who spent time in intensive care last month for complications related to prostate cancer surgery performed in December, has returned to the hospital with bladder issues, the Pentagon announced Sunday. “Tonight, after a series of tests and evaluations,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized while recovering from complications related to a December surgery to treat prostate cancer, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. His doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Dr. John Maddox, director of trauma medical, and Dr.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Golden news for a new year: Scientists now know why urine is yellow. It’s only taken 100 years, but researchers say they’ve pinpointed the enzyme in urine behind its buttery hue. “This enzyme discovery finally unravels the mystery behind urine’s yellow color,” saidContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The prognosis is poor for many cancer patients who develop serious urinary blockages, but researchers say less than half receive palliative care. Palliative care aims to relieve pain and other symptoms of serious illness. Hospice care, one type of palliative care, is anContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For some older women, recurring urinary tract infections — and the antibiotics typically prescribed for them — become a fact of life, but a new study offers a novel treatment that may deliver relief. Called electrofulguration, the minimally invasive procedure essentially zaps andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — “Listen, I’m not a Pollyanna,” New Yorker David Cabelis makes clear. “I’m a cab driver.” “But I was diagnosed with this cancer,” the 72-year old said. “Bladder cancer, that’s what I had, and then I had this treatment, and it was the mostContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that consumers should not use certain pregnancy, ovulation, urine, UTI and breast milk test kits over concerns that the tests may not be safe and effective. The tests in question were manufactured by Universal MeditechContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dehydration brings lots of risks — including urinary tract infections (UTIs). An expert offers some tips for avoiding these painful infections without sacrificing summer fun. “Patients can experience more UTIs during the summer due to inadequate fluid intake, especially in the historic heatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s common knowledge that loss is a part of male aging — loss of hair, loss of muscle tone, loss of vision or hearing. But men growing older also start losing the very thing that makes them biological males, their Y chromosome, andContinue Reading