Medscape Urology Podcast
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Podcast Description
Latest medical news and features from Medscape Urology
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New AMA Head on Membership, the ACA, and Medicine's Future | Dr. James Madara, of the American Medical Association, gives a candid interview on the nation's largest physician organization and whether it has any regrets about supporting the Affordable Care Act. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Common Prostate Cancer Therapy Raises Risks Without Benefits | Treating low- to moderate-risk prostate cancer with combined external-beam radiation and low-dose brachytherapy may produce worse side-effects with no additional benefits. Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses. | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Which Chlorhexidine Concentration Is Best for Skin Prep? | The results of a comparative study of different chlorhexidine concentrations might surprise you. | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Steve Jobs: One More Thing | Dr. Bruce Cheson comments on Walter Isaacson's biography Steve Jobs, finding a poignant lesson in the life and death of the entrepreneur whom the author calls a 'magician genius.' | 3/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The ACA and the Supreme Court: What Are the Scenarios? | Stuart Altman, PhD, of Brandeis University, talks with Eli Y. Adashi, MD, about US healthcare reform and the upcoming Supreme Court hearings on the Affordable Care Act. | 3/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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REDEEM: How Useful Is Dutasteride in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer? | A new study published in The Lancet found that dutasteride may be helpful during active surveillance of men with low-risk prostate cancer, but there are some limitations. Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses. | 2/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tracking Healthcare Variability: Is More Care Better Care? | It has been more than 4 decades since Dr. John Wennberg first identified healthcare disparities across the United States and found that more care doesn't necessarily mean better care. | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UTIs -- Look at the Big Picture | Bill Jarvis, MD, describes a new study on UTI surveillance and urges us to consider both ICU and non-ICU infections, as well as UTIs both related and not related to catheters. | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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After 13 Years, Still No Clear Benefit From PSA Screening | Dr. Gerald Chodak reviews the latest analysis of data from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial, including criticisms of contamination. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HPV Vaccine and Sexual Activity: Any Relationship? | Paul A. Offit, MD, discusses new research on the safety and side effects of the HPV vaccine. | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Does the Cranberry Beat Antibiotics for Recurrent UTIs? | Sandra Fryhofer, MD, discusses a study that helps clarify whether cranberries effective are for recurrent urinary tract infections. | 12/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Should Gay Doctors Reveal Their Orientation to Patients? | A religious radio host recently exhorted parents to avoid gay doctors. An ethics expert talks about patients’ right to select their physicians and doctors’ rights to be open about their lives. | 11/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Preserving the Power and Lifespan of Antibiotics | Like the invention of the steam engine in 1775, the invention of antibiotics gave us awesome power. We are in danger of losing this power if these steps outlined by Dr. Brad Spellberg aren't taken. | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Warn Patients About Possible Risks of Vitamin E Supplements | Not only does vitamin E not prevent prostate cancer, but it also may increase the risk for it, according to updated results from the SELECT trial. Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses the findings. | 10/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Should Cesarean Delivery Be Performed to Prevent Prolapse? | Parous women have excess risk for pelvic floor disorders, but could mode of delivery also make a difference? Dr. Andrew Kaunitz discusses the results of a recent study that clarifies this association. | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Will the New ACO Rules Affect Doctors' Daily Practice? | CMS Administrator Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, and Richard J. Gilfillan, MD, Acting Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, discuss the final ACO rules and how they will affect doctors. | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Surgical Fires: How They Start and How to Prevent Them | In this FDA peer-to-peer video Stephanie Joseph and Dr. Kenneth Silverstein discuss his experience with surgical fires, which led to important and innovative improvements in preventive systems. | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tell Patients: No Urinary Relief From Saw Palmetto | Saw palmetto is popular among men with enlarged prostates seeking improvement in lower urinary tract symptoms, but a new study found no clinical benefit from the supplement. Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses the patient care issues involved. | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Is Focal Therapy Any Use in Localized Prostate Cancer? | New evidence from the ProtecT study raises questions about the role of focal ablation in PSA-detected localized prostate cancer, Dr. Gerald Chodak reports. | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Prescribing Provenge: Should Cost Be a Factor? | Sipuleucel-T (Provenge[R]; Dendreon) costs $93,000 per patient to treat metastatic prostate cancer. Should doctors consider that price tag in treatment recommendations? Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses. | 9/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Love the Caregiver as Much as the Patient | Dr. John Marshall reflects on the unmet needs of caregivers of cancer patients who struggle to maintain family normalcy while caring for the patient, and resolves that doctors do more to help them. | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Does HIFU Adequately Kill Prostate Cancer Cells? | A long-term study of 10 prostate cancer patients treated with high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) raises questions about HIFU’s ability to kill cancer cells. Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses the issue. | 8/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Concierge Practice: Unjust for Patients and Doctors Alike | Concierge medicine is gaining in popularity, and physicians claim that doctors are entitled to practice the way they want and patients enjoy this. Ethics expert Art Caplan, PhD, says it's an unfair arrangement. | 8/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Five Things You Need to Know About PrEP | Pre-exposure prophylaxis is available for the prevention of HIV infection in very specific circumstances. Get up to speed with this quick summary from the CDC. | 7/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Sustainable Growth Rate -- What Happens Now? | Senator Tom Coburn describes the future of Medicare reimbursements and comments on other issues of concern for physicians, such as tort reform and the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act. | 6/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Good News on Coffee -- This Time for Men | Sandra Fryhofer, MD, describes a study that reports prevention against lethal prostate cancer with high consumption of coffee. | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Consumer Medication Information: One Page Fits All | Sandra Fryhofer, MD, talks about the new initiative for putting consumer drug information into a single document. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Senator Coburn on Medicaid: Let the Market Decide | Tom Coburn, one of 3 physicians in the US Senate, discusses the realities of Medicaid in today's healthcare system and the struggles faced by healthcare providers and patients. | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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E-Prescribe by January -- Here's How | Donald M. Berwick, MD, of the CMS provides specific advice and resources for implementing e-prescribing into your practice. | 6/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HIV Turns 30: Reflections From Dr. Anthony Fauci of NIAID | Anthony S. Fauci of NIAID talks with Eli Adashi about both the history and progress in the treatment and prevention of AIDS. | 6/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Salvage Radiation Post-Prostatectomy: Where's the Evidence? | A new study provides "interesting information" but not enough evidence to recommend salvage radiation to patients with rising PSA levels after prostatectomy, says Dr. Gerald Chodak. | 5/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The BPH Guidelines: How to Use Them | Sandra Fryhofer, MD, describes the recent AUA guidelines on benign prostatic hyperplasia and how to use them in practice. | 5/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Global Cancer Control: A Dream in the Making | Dr. David Kerr, Medscape Oncology's international commentator, describes how A.J. Cronin influenced him to help shoulder the growing cancer burden of developing countries. | 5/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer: Who Benefits Most? | A new study finds a clear survival benefit with radical prostatectomy vs watchful waiting, but only in men younger than 65. Dr. Gerald Chodak reviews the data. | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Identifying Impaired Kidney Function -- Still a Failure | Jeffrey Berns, MD, warns about the failure of non-nephrologists to identify impaired kidney function in patients with high creatinine levels. | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Art Caplan on Ethics and Clinical Trials, The Stem Cell Debate, and More | Internationally renowned bioethicist Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, talks with Eli Y. Adashi, MD, about the ethics of clinical trials overseas and other hot button issues of debate in medicine. | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PUNCHing Out High-Risk Prostate Cancer: Downsize the Tumor | Christopher J. Kane, MD, from UCSD, discusses a new clinical trial that will help determine whether hormonal therapy before surgery improves outlook in high-risk prostate cancer. | 4/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Prostate Screening: New Study, More Data, But… | Dr. Gerald Chodak reviews new findings from a BMJ study and asks, "Where does this leave us?" | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Resistant UTIs: Running Out of Options | What are the treatment options for resistant UTIs? What antibiotics may work? Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, offers an ID consult. | 4/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Putting a Stop to MRSA: Active Detection and Isolation | Dr. John Jernigan reviews the latest evidence that ending MRSA infection in hospitals is achievable. | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chemoradiotherapy Reduces Recurrence of Bladder Cancer | Prof. Nick James reports on his study which showed that combining fluorouracil and mitomycin C as radiosensitizers reduces locoregional recurrence of bladder cancer by 33%. | 4/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Balancing Treatment Efficacy and Toxicity | Dr. Kathy Miller reports on 2 trials in which investigators examine how to maximize the benefit of treatment while minimizing its drawbacks. | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Is 6 Months Optimal? | A new study finds 6 months superior to less or no adjuvant androgen deprivation in locally advanced prostate cancer, but could an even longer duration be better still? Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses the results in light of other research. | 4/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Predicting Kidney Disease -- Read the Urine | Henry Black, MD talks to Lynda Szczcech, MD via Skype and they discuss the challenge that physicians have in determining which patients with risk factors will progress to kidney disease. | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Diverse Sexual Behaviors of Americans Aged 14-94 Years | Which sexual activities are Americans engaging in? What's "normal"? How can clinicians help patients stay sexually healthy? Susan Wysocki presents findings published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. | 3/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Don't Use PSA Velocity as Basis for Biopsy | Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses a new study that refutes the value of PSA velocity rates in predicting prostate cancer. | 3/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Intermittent vs Continuous Hormone Therapy in Prostate Cancer | A new study provides more information for counseling patients on this choice, Dr. Gerald Chodak explains. | 3/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clues Found to Determine Risk in Prostate Cancer | Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses exciting advances in prostate cancer genomics that could help determine whether a patient is at high or low risk for aggressive disease. | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Is Baldness an Indicator for Prostate Cancer? | Dr. Gerald Chodak reports on a new study that may be causing misunderstandings among patients. | 3/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Are You Prescribing Unapproved Drugs? | Some drugs that are currently on the market have never been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). | 3/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 50 Episodes |
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