Urology Experts & Viewpoints

Infectious Syphilis: The Return of an Epidemic An infectious syphilis epidemic returns to challenge public health. As past becomes present, what do clinicians need to know about this sexually transmitted infection?
Expert Column, May 2008
Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
Commentary, May 2008
Regional Anesthesia, Compression, and Aspirin Is the Safest Form of Prophylaxis for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Regional anesthesia, compression, and aspirin is the safest form of prophylaxis for hip and knee arthroplasty.
Commentary, May 2008
Underutilization of Thromboprophylaxis in Patients With Heart Failure Gregory Piazza, MD, Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, discusses how poorly many hospitals are preventing deep vein thrombosis.
Expert Interview, April 2008
MRI Is the New Gold Standard for Excluding Cervical Spine Injury in Patients With Blunt Trauma MRI is the new gold standard for conclusively excluding cervical spine injury in patients with blunt trauma.
Commentary, April 2008
A Step Backward: The ACPM Recommendations on Prostate Cancer Screening A recent position paper issued by the American College of Preventive Medicine recommends against routine screening with DRE or PSA. Drs. William Catalona and Stacy Loeb strongly object.
Expert Column, April 2008
Recovery PVCs During Treadmill Testing Tied to Heart Disease George D. Lundberg, MD, explains that PVCs do matter.
Commentary, April 2008
A Question of Priorities in the Treatment of Breast Cancer M. Carolina Hinestrosa, MA, MPH, Executive Vice President, Programs and Planning, National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC, gives a cautionary challenge on proper use of ESAs.
Commentary, April 2008
Quality of Life After Primary Treatment for Prostate Cancer In his first video blog for Medscape Urology, Dr. Culley Carson discusses an article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine on quality of life in prostate cancer survivors.
Commentary, April 2008
Should the United States Mandate Health Insurance...or Not? Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute, discusses access to care.
Commentary, April 2008

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According to a recent study, authors inconsistently disclose and journals inconsistently publish conflicts of interest. The study authors say it is difficult to tell whether authors intentionally fail to disclose a conflict or journals are not asking for or not publishing it. Do you think the disclosures in most journals are or are not reliable?

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A Step Backward: The ACPM Recommendations on Prostate Cancer Screening A recent position paper issued by the American College of Preventive Medicine recommends against routine screening with DRE or PSA. Drs. William Catalona and Stacy Loeb strongly object.
Expert Column, April 2008

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