Urogenital
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THE KIDNEY STONE HAS PASSED
Hallelujah! The kidney stone has passed! The pain that caused me to visit the Emergency Room Wednesday, December 17 has…
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TODAY, I WAS A PATIENT
I awoke this morning at 5:45 am. Why so early? I don’t know, but after sitting on the side of…
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TYPE 2 DIABETES, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, AND GLP-1’S
As I have said many times in past articles, Diabetes Mellitus is a multi-system disease. By that I mean, despite…
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A NEW PROSTATE SCREENING TEST
For decades, the Prostate Specific Antigen has been the most widely used test for prostate cancer screening. It also has…
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RECURRING UTI’S: WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Women have Urinary Tract Infections (UTI’s) far more often than men setting them up for recurrent UTI’s. Women’s anatomy makes…
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NOCTURIA: A NIGHTTIME INTRUSION
What person over the age of 65 doesn’t waken at night to go to the bathroom? I dare say it’s…
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PROSTATE CANCER: MANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED!
The November, 2024 issue of American Family Physician, the scientific publication of the American Academy of Family Physicians, has an…
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PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT WORSE THAN THE DISEASE?
Prostate cancer is a disease about which many physicians and patients have developed a “cavalier” attitude. The disease itself has…
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A REPLACEMENT FOR PSA: HAVE A PCA3 BEFORE PROSTATE BIOPSY
No blood test has been under more intense scrutiny than the beleaguered Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). Approved by the FDA…
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SAW PALMETTO FOR BPH
For decades, “medical lore” has asserted that saw palmetto reduces the symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate. Benign prostatic hyperplasia…
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