No need to avoid exercise after prolapse surgery, study finds
It may not be necessary for people who have prolapse surgery for pelvic floor disorders to wait to get started exercising again, US doctors report.…
Tag: Urology
Organ-sparing therapy should be offered more widely for bladder cancer, doctors say
Organ-sparing trimodality therapy should be offered to all suitable patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, not just those who are ineligible for surgery, according to urologic…
Why the RACGP isn’t walking out of the next pharmacy prescribing trial
The RACGP has backed a NSW trial of pharmacists diagnosing and treating UTIs to be safer and more scientifically robust than its Queensland counterpart. The…
Nearly 200 women wrongly treated for recurrent UTIs in Queensland pharmacy pilot: new report  Â
An updated evaluation of Queensland’s pharmacy UTI prescribing pilot suggests dozens of patients were wrongly treated for recurrent infections. The pilot, which ran from…
Medicine not myth: Cranberry juice can prevent UTIs, Cochrane says
The long-held belief that cranberry juice can prevent UTIs is not just a myth, according to a Cochrane review showing it cuts the risk of…
Prostate cancer treatment ‘does not alter’ 15-year survival: major study
Men with localised prostate cancer have high long-term survival rates regardless of whether they choose a ‘watch and wait’ approach or radical treatment, a landmark…
Vic pharmacy prescribing trial will involve 420,000 consults: analysis
Pharmacists in Victoria will conduct almost half a million consults under the state’s pharmacy prescribing trial, treasury officials have predicted. As part of his re-election…
Medical Must-See: Stone abruptly ruptures ureterocele wall
The story of this patient’s asymptomatic ureteral stone went in a different direction after said stone spontaneously broke through the ureterocele wall. According to doctors in…
Medical Must-See: Flesh-eating bug triggers rare scrotal complication
An uncommon complication of Fournier’s gangrene — which itself is rare — has prompted Australian doctors to warn against dismissing the telltale signs of unusual…
An effect of lithium?
Gerry is a 49-year-old disability support pensioner who presents for review of thirst, polyuria and polydipsia that has been present for several years. He reports…
