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Consensus statements on PSA testing in asymptomatic men in the UK

1 May 2016 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
In January 2016, the UK National Screening Committee once again recommended against a systematic population screening programme for prostate cancer due to the, as yet, insufficient evidence that the benefits of screening would outweigh the harm to the population as...

Cystitis Unmasked

5 October 2021 | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Cystitis is often viewed as a heartsink diagnosis, and sometimes one of exclusion. The aetiology is multifactorial and misunderstood. Treatment has been based on dogma, and poor clinical and scientific evidence. The truth is, that despite the significant morbidity caused...

Does stable or decreasing hydronephrosis on ultrasound lead to stable or improved function on diuretic renography?

1 November 2018 | | URO - Paediatrics
Antenatal hydronephrosis is noted in approximately 1% of all pregnancies. Persistent renal obstruction may lead to progressive loss of renal function. Renal ultrasound (USS) is the preferred modality for diagnosis and monitoring of paediatric hydronephrosis as it is non-invasive, non-ionising,...

Cortical stimulation for voiding dysfunction in multiple sclerosis

12 October 2022 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology
Voiding dysfunction (VD) increases morbidity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), and may be associated with urinary tract infections, stones and renal failure. Catheterisation is required when impaired hand function precludes self-catheterisation, which is associated with further morbidity. In this...

Rishi Sunak joins Prostate Cancer Research as an ambassador

26 February 2025 | Charities, Research & Development
Rishi Sunak with three prostate cancer patients at the Oxford BioDynamics labs. (From left to right: Dafydd Charles, Briane Milne, Rishi Sunak, Alfred Samuels). Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined Prostate Cancer Research as an ambassador, to champion...

In conversation with Carmel Ramage

26 November 2025 | URO - Core Urology
Carmel Ramage. Can you tell us a little bit about what first attracted you to medicine and then what led you to specialise in urogynaecology? To be honest, I’m not sure I ever really made a conscious decision about my...

The postcode lottery costing men with prostate cancer years of life

14 October 2025 | Charities, Research & Development
Nearly a third of men miss out on lifesaving treatments for prostate cancer – raising to more than half in worst-hit areas Prostate cancer can be cured if found early, but 31% of men diagnosed with aggressive but curable prostate...

Prostate Scotland’s COMPASS Impact Report highlights how men in Scotland are benefiting from prostate cancer support services

25 September 2025
Prostate Scotland has published its COMPASS Impact Report 2020-2024, providing a detailed account of how its support services are improving outcomes for men living with prostate cancer across Scotland. Developed to complement care provided by clinical teams, COMPASS helps men...

An introduction to research governance

1 January 2017 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatrics, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology, URO - Technology
Research is the process of acquiring new generalisable knowledge and should be fully integrated into healthcare work. There is a growing drive to encourage and further develop evidence-based practice in medicine so that staff and patients benefit from improved healthcare...

The best stone man north of the border

4 July 2024 | | URO - Technology
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). In 1860, Sir Henry Thompson (1820–1904), the famous 19th century English surgeon and...

From overseas to the UK: initial impressions

4 July 2024 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatrics, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology, URO - Technology
A few years ago we published stories from three international medical graduates detailing their experience of working as registrars in the UK (https://www.urologynews.uk.com/education/trainees-forum/post/initial-impressions-of-urology-in-the-uk-from-overseas-trainees). Here are three new countries and three new opinions. Dinelle Sirjuesingh, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago...

Metabolic screening and stone-prevention in urolithiasis patients

1 July 2017 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
The incidence and prevalence of kidney stones is increasing [1,2]. Significant recurrence rates are noted with 14% of patients experiencing a further episode at one year, 35% at five years, and 52% at 10 years [3]. Over 10% of stone...