American Urological Association initiative seeks boost in graduate medical education funding
Despite the continuing pressure in Washington to slash federal spending, efforts are under way to
prevent cuts, and to even support increases, in graduate medical education funding in order to prevent serious
shortages of physicians at a time when increased numbers of patients will be seeking care. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Bladder cancer remission improved by adding electromotive mitomycin to BCG
In patients with stage pT1 urothelial bladder cancer, intravesical bacillus Calmette-Gu?rin (TheraCys,
TICE BCG) combined with electromotive mitomycin-C produces higher remission rates and longer remission times than
BCG alone, Italian researchers reported. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Calcium, uric acid excretion reduced by desert exposure
Exposure to a desert environment increases lithogenic risk, but the effect is the result of
unanticipated changes in excretion of lithogenic material, according to a recent study. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
All-female urology practice's mission is to give women choice in care
In this interview, Lora Plaskon, MD, MS, discusses her all-female urology/urogynecology practice's
origins, how it differs from mixed-gender practices, and how her unique model fits into today's
economy. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Dorsal, ventral onlay for urethroplasty equivalent, study finds
Findings from a retrospective review of patients undergoing single-stage bulbar urethroplasty with
buccal mucosa suggest that neither dorsal nor ventral onlay of the graft is inherently superior. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
How to bill for separate stones in the same kidney
Medicare recently made it clear that you should be able to charge for procedures performed on two
separate lesions, which are not contiguous, in the same organ. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Pharma, device payments to physicians set to go public
One of the elements in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that may affect urologists is
the Physician Payment Sunshine Provision, which requires drug and medical device manufacturers to publicly report
gifts and payments made to physicians and teaching hospitals beginning in 2013. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Ureteral sheath may induce severe ureteric injuries
Insertion of a ureteral access sheath during retrograde intra-renal surgery may induce severe ureteric
injuries, according to a prospective analysis of 136 patients undergoing procedures using ureteral access
sheaths. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Are higher yield bonds a wise investment for you?
Depending on your approach, pursuit of higher yield bonds may invite more risk, some of which may be
hard to see or understand. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
The argument to continue prostate cancer screening, early detection
In May 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended against PSA testing in all
men based upon a flawed analysis that overestimated the harms and underestimated the benefits of
testing. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Abnormal impedances common with neurostimulation
If sacral neuromodulation has failed for your patient, look beyond the problem of lead position.
Abnormal impedances are common and are frequently associated with revision, say researchers from Cleveland
Clinic. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Minimally invasive RPLND safe, efficacious in testis cancer
Minimally invasive retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in testicular cancer reduces length of stay
while obtaining a perioperative safety profile comparable to that seen with the open procedure, researchers from
the University of California, San Diego Health System reported. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Ovarian suppression does not prevent damage from chemotherapy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cotreatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues does not
protect against ovarian damage in patients treated with cyclophosphamide-based chemotherapy, according to a new
study. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
More evidence for "obesity paradox"
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A meta-analysis of nearly 100 studies involving nearly three million
people has confirmed the so-called "obesity paradox," finding lower mortality hazard ratios among
people who are somewhat overweight. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Nortriptyline no help for smoking cessation in prison study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding the antidepressant nortriptyline to conventional smoking cessation
therapy didn't improve long-term success among male prisoners, Australian researchers have found. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
