MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Immunotherapy with nivolumab (Opdivo) after surgery for metastatic bladder cancer significantly reduces the odds for the tumor’s return, a new clinical trial finds. Among 700 patients with urothelial cancer of the bladder or other parts of urinary tract that had spread to muscle,Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common and often easily managed, yet some women are plagued by one infection after another. Now, a new study hints at a culprit: the antibiotics used to treat them. UTIs can affect anyone, but are particularly prevalent amongContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Urinary incontinence can plague men as they age, but a new study suggests it may be more than just a bothersome condition and might actually be a harbinger of early death. “This indicates the importance of assessing the general health, risk factors andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Johnson & Johnson must pay $302 million to the state of California for deceptive marketing of pelvic mesh implants for women, an appeals court ruled on Monday. However, that is $42 million less than the $344 million originally assessed in 2020. Superior CourtContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Urinary tract infections are common and usually simple to treat. But for people who become sick enough to land in the hospital with one, an experimental antibiotic may soon offer a new treatment option — taken by mouth instead of delivered by IV.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with frequent urine leakage, a newer and simpler “sling” surgery works as well as the standard version, according to a new clinical trial. The study involved women with stress urinary incontinence, where movement that puts pressure on the abdomen — suchContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic kept millions of Americans away from routine cancer screenings. Now a new study finds that many U.S. screening programs were still not back to normal by 2021. The study, of more than 700 cancer facilities nationwide,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women plagued by frequent urinary tract infections often take daily antibiotics to ward them off. But an old antibiotic alternative might work just as well, a new clinical trial finds. Researchers found that the medication, called methenamine, was comparable to standard, low-dose antibioticsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Everyone has had a case of the squirms at some point in their life, fighting the need to urinate as a full bladder presses them to let it all go. But for some, that need occurs far too often. Or, even worse, theyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 17 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new study confirms what many older women already know: Bladder problems in women worsen with age. The researchers found that postmenopausal women between 45 and 54 years of age are more likely to have overactive bladder syndrome, and that obesity and multipleContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An overactive bladder isn’t just a nuisance and a source of embarrassment. For the elderly, it can also trigger a potentially fatal fall, a Canadian study says. “Falls are the leading cause of accidental death in seniors, and many people don’t know thatContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New research offers fresh proof that the COVID-19 pandemic delayed cancer diagnoses in the United States, increasing patients’ risk for poor outcomes. For the study, researchers analyzed data from more than 9 million patients at over 1,200 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. ProceduresContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Nov. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you pee a little when you laugh, dance, exercise or sneeze, you may have stress urinary incontinence. While this can be annoying, it can be treated — and even some small lifestyle changes can make a big difference, according to the UrologyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified two previously unrecognized symptoms of pancreatic cancer — a discovery that might help with earlier detection and improve extremely low survival numbers, they say. “When pancreatic cancer is diagnosed earlier, patients have a higher chance of survival. It is possibleContinue Reading