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Dr. Mullins at Johns Hopkins studied robotic prostatectomies at 28 Maryland hospitals from 2000 to 2011. He found that for the 14 hospitals that acquired robotic technology during this period the average length of stay after prostatectomy dropped to one day. Also, the rate of readmissions to the hospital for complications went from [read more…]
Smoking Marijuana Raises Risk of Testicular Cancer
Marijuana smoking in the US, Canada, and Europe has risen 3 to 6% a year for the last 50 years or so. Along with this, the number of nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT) of the testicle has risen by the same amount. NSGCT’s are the most aggressive form of testicular cancer, accounting for [read more…]
PSA Test Can Save Men’s Lives
I wrote a letter to the editor of the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate with the subject “PSA Testing Can Save Men’s Lives“. I hope you take a minute to read it. I’ve reprinted it here for you….
PSA Testing Can Save Men’s Lives
As a urologist practicing in [read more…]
Medications Can Worsen Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
It is pretty well known that some medications can make erections worse, in particular some blood pressure medications and anti-depressants. But Dr. Londono and her group looked at 37,712 men and found that it mattered also how many medications a man might take. 29% of the men had ED that was either moderate [read more…]