All Aboard the Toilet Train: Children’s charity launches intervention to support the influx of reception class children who are not toilet trained
16 April 2025
With one in four children in England and Wales starting school not toilet trained, teachers are facing a tricky time in September as some new reception class children may arrive untrained. In response, ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity...
Simple spit test could finally turn the tide on prostate cancer
10 April 2025
Saliva test which analyses genetic variants in DNA is better than the PSA blood test at assessing prostate cancer risk for some men, and doesn’t require a visit to the GP. The test gave fewer false positive results and picked...
Bupa covers accurate PSE prostate cancer blood test
9 April 2025
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Contracts & Distributors, Research & Development
A new era in prostate cancer detection is emerging with the EpiSwitch® PSE blood test, a highly accurate tool that enhances early diagnosis while significantly cutting false positives. Now covered by Bupa as a pre-biopsy test, PSE has demonstrated 94%...
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Prostate Cancer Nurse Specialist wins Continence and Urology Nurse of the Year at BJN Awards 2025
8 April 2025
Leann McLaughlin, a Uro-Oncology CNS who specialises in prostate cancer at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, has won Urology and Continence Nurse of the Year at the British Journal of Nursing (BJN) Awards 2025. The prestigious event...
Action Bladder Cancer UK urges health professionals to help raise awareness during Bladder Cancer Awareness Month in May
Action Bladder Cancer UK is calling on health professionals – including specialist urology and cancer nurses, urologists, oncology and radiology health professionals and others, to support Bladder Cancer Awareness Month by helping to raise awareness of the symptoms of bladder...
June Medical’s Angela Spång wins top award at Goldman Sachs 10KSB
20 March 2025
After a rigorous application and interview process, Angela Spång, Founder & Owner of award-winning medical device company, June Medical, secured a place on the Goldman Sachs 10KSB transformative programme. She embarked on what is considered to be a condensed mini...
SIU 2024 B2B GU Cancers Triad Meeting Proceedings
5 March 2025
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Company Profiles, Research & Development
You can now access the SIU 2024 B2B GU Cancers Triad proceedings, published as a supplement to the February issue of SIUJ. Review the latest updates on bladder, kidney and prostate cancers that were presented by expert faculty. Access the...
New charity launches to highlight urethral strictures – men’s silent epidemic
5 March 2025
A new charity, the Collaboration for Urological Research and Education (CURE), has today called for urgent action to address one of Britain’s biggest silent epidemics – urethral strictures. Launching Stricture Awareness Month (SAM) in March, CURE has called on healthcare...
Submit your abstract for SIU 2025 today!
4 March 2025
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Urology News
Present your innovative research on the world stage! 🌟 Submit your abstract for SIU 2025 Edinburgh by April 3 2025, and be part of shaping the future of urology. Click the image to access
Rishi Sunak joins Prostate Cancer Research as an ambassador
26 February 2025
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Charities, Research & Development
Rishi Sunak with three prostate cancer patients at the Oxford BioDynamics labs. (From left to right: Dafydd Charles, Briane Milne, Rishi Sunak, Alfred Samuels). Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined Prostate Cancer Research as an ambassador, to champion...
Prostate Cancer UK announced as official charity partner for MOBO Awards
6 February 2025
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Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
The stage is set! Global dancehall queen Spice, UK rap kings Krept and Konan and the multi-talented Bashy are the first wave of performers announced to ignite the stage at the 2025 MOBO Awards.
SIU (Société Internationale d'Urologie) 2025 Trainee Scholarship: An essential part of the SIU mission
5 February 2025
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Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
SIU Congresses are the perfect opportunity to expand your knowledge and learn from world-renowned experts. To facilitate the education and training of urologists, SIU offers a merit-based scholarship for select residents / fellows from countries the World Bank classifies as...
