The FDA has approved the first permanent implant to relieve low or blocked urine flow in men aged 50 years and older with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Manufactured by NeoTract, the UroLift ...

A urine tumor DNA test shows promise for noninvasive detection of bladder cancer and upper tract urothelial carcinoma, which may reduce the burden of cystoscopy. A multitarget urine tumor DNA test ...

Urethral strictures refer to the narrowing of the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine out of the body. This condition is typically caused by scarring, which can block or narrow the urethra, ...

A negative urinalysis for microscopic hematuria is reported in up to 18% of cases of urolithiasis. Argyropoulos and colleagues have carried out a single-center, retrospective study to investigate ...

In a recent prospective study published in JAMA, investigators in Italy reported that a simple test measuring the level of telomerase activity in urine can accurately detect bladder cancer in men.

In urology, prostate cancer remains a leading cause of cancer death in American men. But early detection and appropriate treatment have cut the mortality from prostate cancer nearly in half since the ...