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Can antibiotics reduce ‘unnecessary’ prostate biopsies?

With numerous factors capable of influencing prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels and therefore the likelihood of biopsy, this multi-centred randomised controlled trial (RCT) was designed to see if two weeks of ciprofloxacin compared to placebo would significantly reduce PSA levels...

Demanding cases or nightmares in uro-oncology? May/Jun 2021

It’s not in the bag until it’s out of the abdomen: abdominal wall recurrence after ruptured retrieval bag during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy We present a case of failure of a specimen retrieval bag during a robot-assisted partial nephrectomy resulting in...

Pelviva® has teamed up with talkhealth, Bladder & Bowel UK, ERIC, The Urology Foundation and Wellbeing for Women to present an Online Clinic on Bladder Issues

Pelviva® has teamed up with talkhealth, Bladder & Bowel UK, ERIC, The Urology Foundation and Wellbeing for Women to present an Online Clinic on Bladder Issues Online clinic on bladder issues 2019 www.talkhealthpartnership.com Pioneering medical device Pelviva, treating bladder leakage...

Pelviva® has teamed up with talkhealth, Bladder & Bowel UK, ERIC, The Urology Foundation and Wellbeing for Women to present an Online Clinic on Bladder Issues

Pioneering medical device Pelviva, treating bladder leakage in women – the single largest condition in female health has teamed up with talkhealth, Bladder & Bowel UK, ERIC, The Urology Foundation and Wellbeing for...

What did the Romans ever do for us?

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). Previously in this column, I told you about the Saxons and how they...

Hypospadias – can urologists achieve the unachievable?

US News & World Report (USNWR) provide rankings on a wide range of topics (education, health, money, travel, cars and law firms). In terms of healthcare, they suggest that their rankings (based on metrics) are a tool that can help...

New senior appointments at The Urology Foundation

The Urology Foundation (TUF) has appointed Rebecca Porta as Chief Executive. An established and experienced charity Chief Executive, Rebecca brings a wealth of experience having held senior roles within some of the UK’s leading health and medical research charities.

New drug hope for prostate cancer patients

• Hormone therapy is used to slow the progression of advanced prostate cancer, but cancers often develop resistance and continue to grow.• Research reveals that patients with higher levels of heat shock proteins have worse outcomes.• Targeting these proteins with...

Robots

I­n this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the BAUS Virtual Museum of the History of Urology which is part of the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). In the last four articles I...

From nursery rhyme to science

In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the BAUS Virtual Museum of the History of Urology which is part of the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). In the last two articles I...

Covid-19, cancer, and other calamities

The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is upon us. The government and NHS are going full-steam ahead with their preparations for the onslaught, freeing up operating theatres, intensive care units, and even private hospital beds and staff, to accommodate the expected influx...

A research revolution

“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.” Erenesto ‘Che’ Guevara There was a time, not so long ago, when you actually had to go to a library to read...