Pandemic drove men to seek GP support for mental health: survey
The findings are reassuring as they show GPs are the 'first port of call', as intended, researchers say.
Tag: Men’s health
Balls and whistles – patient’s scrotum develops unusual feature
A wound allowing air to escape the body during pneumothorax is unheard of, doctors effuse.
Drop the word ‘cancer’ from low-grade prostate cancer, say oncologists
A group of US doctors is renewing calls to update the term as it causes unnecessary psychological anguish for men and their families.
Androgen deprivation therapy ‘ups all-cause mortality risk’
Men receiving the therapy for prostate cancer are also more likely to experience adverse CV outcomes, researchers say.
App Review: Check out this sexual health app that’s removing stigma
Geni is a new app aimed at removing the stigma of sexual health checks for young people and empowering them to take control by booking…
Surgeons reattach testicle after wrong one removed
After one hospital team performed an orchiectomy on the incorrect side, another hospital team agreed to replant it: US case study.
Young Aussies delay GP visits for sexual healthcare during pandemic: study
Patients have put off STI treatment, obtaining contraceptives and screening because they didn’t want to leave home during lockdowns, surveys show…
Medical Must-See: Patient accidentally squirts spray foam insulation into penis, filling bladder
The material became 'anchored' in his urethra.
GP’s warning not enough for risky baldness treatment
Side effects should be thoroughly discussed and noted.
Men ‘twice as likely to die’ from Parkinson’s disease
While the reasons behind the finding are unclear, the researchers speculate about hormonal and occupational exposures.
