The early retirement of experienced doctors in the UK poses a significant challenge to healthcare provision, particularly in urology, where workforce shortages are exacerbated by high attrition rates among both trainees and consultants. While career dynamics in high-income countries have...
Following the launch of a groundbreaking joint initiative between EDX Medical and The Graham Fulford Charitable Trust, we will be delivering up to 25,000 prostate cancer risk tests across Scotland throughout the remainder of 2026. To support this important programme,...
For Bladder Cancer Awareness Month this May, leading charity Action Bladder Cancer UK is highlighting one of the most commonly overlooked warning signs of bladder cancer – blood in the urine. Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers...
Prostate Scotland has launched an updated patient information booklet focusing on active surveillance. The resource is designed for men newly diagnosed with localised prostate cancer, helping them to understand active surveillance as a management option and supporting informed discussions with...
Ash K. Tewari, MBBS, MCh, FRCS (Hon.), DSc (Hon.), Chair of the Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City and Director of the Center of Excellence for Prostate Cancer at the...
The Rapid Assessment for Prostate Imaging and Diagnosis (RAPID) pathway was introduced in UK urology centres to streamline prostate cancer diagnosis using an MRI-directed approach. Men with elevated PSA undergo upfront multiparametric MRI (mpMRI), and biopsy is reserved for those...
“What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” The above is a quote attributed to Mark Twain from the 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, which follows Al...
I’m a pelvic physiotherapist and, in a fit of temper, I wrote a comedy show about pelvic floors after having yet another woman say to me: “I’ve been leaking since my baby was born.” “How old is your baby?” “He’s...
Introduction Despite the considerable increase in the incidence of stone disease in the UK and elsewhere in recent years, urologists have engaged with preventative strategies to only a limited degree. With mounting evidence of the strong correlation between obesity and...
Bladder cancer has often been overshadowed by the limelight of prostate cancer. However, of all the urological cancers, bladder cancer is the only one which has shown a slight decline in age-standardised five-year survival rates over the last couple of...
Introduction Complex ureteric strictures present a significant challenge with some patients undergoing multiple separate urological and radiological procedures to try to cross a stricture without success. Cross-departmental collaboration with uroradiology may allow a decrease in the number of separate interventions....
This study examined prostate size and characteristics in transgender females (TF) receiving hormone therapy (HT) and androgen deprivation (AD). Although gender-affirming surgery may include orchiectomy and vaginoplasty, most TF and gender-nonconforming individuals who were assigned male at birth retain their...