Social media today offer simple and direct ways to interact with colleagues and patients, but only a small part of this information has ever been checked for accuracy. Urology is no exception to the pitfalls of commercial interests, malicious misinformation and rumor. How can urologists counter this with facts online?
Recent research has highlighted the link between progressive presbycusis and the development of dementia.
Do you find the changeover to summertime more difficult than to wintertime every year? Does this time change make sense at all?
The industry markets e-cigarettes as a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes, but this may be a misleading branding. In September, the Government of India decided to ban the manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes. This decision follows an appeal by the WHO to all member states.
The novel coronavirus continues to spread - what should we know about it?
The AQUARiUS study evaluated the quality of life (QoL) of metastatic castration-resistant prostate carcinoma (mCRPC) patients and concluded that abiraterone is better tolerated. However, a thorough assessment of the results is important.
We cannot assume that patients will automatically want to take advantage of every single therapeutic option available. If patients are able to do so, the decision should be theirs. Discontinuing therapies should also be an option to consider.
At ARVO 2015, a scientific paper was published that examined the prevalence of dry eye in rheumatism patients. New research brings an opportunity for a necessary update.
The bioadhesive hydrogel GelCORE promises a lot for the future of ophthalmology. Now the gel has been tested on New Zealand rabbits.
Research into the human microbiome is in full swing. In addition to its thorough pathophysiological understanding, the focus is also on therapeutic applications.
Many randomized, controlled phase III studies, which are intended to show the superiority of new cancer drugs over control therapies, have a shaky statistical foundation, as a recent study in The Lancet indicates.
The challenges impacting the functioning of a health care system are immense. Quality, humanity, technology, costs and other complex issues need to be monitored, solved, and reconciled. This requires exceptional managers.
The digital rectal exam (DRE) may be on track to be replaced by imaging devices. However, it is not only useful in prostate cancer diagnostics but also to feel anal carcinomas and other conditions.
A recently published evaluation by IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) classifies night shift work as "likely to cause cancer in humans".
In a cooperation between the University of Applied Sciences Stralsund and Harvard University, scientists have developed an algorithm for mortality prognosis based on thoracic x-ray images.
The economic system has reached a point where hardly any further productivity is possible. But one there seems to be one unlimited resource available for further efficiency in healthcare systems: physicians and nurses.
What should pneumologists think about when looking at the heart of their COPD patients? We summarize such options in the form of a compact multiple-choice questionnaire.
It is easy to avoid certain topics if the patients concerned are absent from our daily professional routines and in other latitudes. And yet the issue of leprosy is as real as it was in the Europe of the Middle Ages.
What pathophysiological mechanism is considered for pulmonary involvement in chronic inflammatory bowel disease and vice versa?
Two vaccines were investigated on mouse strains of the inbred line C57BL/6: live attenuated HSV-1 vaccine HSV-1 0ΔNLS and the subunit vaccine (HSV-2). Immunization was carried out by prime-boost vaccination.