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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Urology for October 2018. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31, 2018 -- A lack of understanding of terminology, health care system distrust, and a lack of prostate cancer knowledge are among the barriers to genomic testing for prostate cancer and prostate cancer research participation among black men, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
TUESDAY, Oct. 30, 2018 -- The prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) is 29 percent among male childhood cancer survivors (CCS), according to a research letter published online Oct. 4 in JAMA Oncology.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 30, 2018 -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced a new $15 million competitive grant initiative, the "Reimagining Residency" initiative, aimed at improving residency training.
MONDAY, Oct. 29, 2018 -- Among top-ranked U.S. hospitals, data reveal discrepancies in information provided to patients regarding medical records release processes as well as noncompliance with state and federal regulations, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in JAMA Network Open.
MONDAY, Oct. 29, 2018 -- For complicated urinary tract infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative uropathogens, the siderophore cephalosporin cefiderocol is non-inferior to imipenem-cilastatin, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
MONDAY, Oct. 29, 2018 -- A new clinical guideline for early-stage prostate cancer supports the use of shortened courses of radiation therapy, according to an article published in Practical Radiation Oncology.
FRIDAY, Oct. 26, 2018 -- In an effort to cut high drug costs, the prices paid by Medicare for certain prescription drugs would be based on those in other advanced industrial nations, according to a proposal announced Oct. 25 by the Trump administration.
THURSDAY, Oct. 25, 2018 -- Among women undergoing midurethral mesh sling insertion, the rate of mesh sling removal at nine years is estimated to be 3.3 percent, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 25, 2018 -- For patients with gout, allopurinol is associated with a reduced risk for developing chronic kidney disease stage ≥3, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
THURSDAY, Oct. 25, 2018 -- The impact of alternative payment models (APMs) on physician practices has been described in a study published by the RAND Corp. and the American Medical Association.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24, 2018 -- Many supplements contain one or more stimulants that have been the subject of U.S. Food and Drug Administration-issued public notices, according to a research letter published online Oct. 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
TUESDAY, Oct. 23, 2018 -- A plan to allow small businesses to use tax-free accounts to provide health coverage for employees was announced today by the Trump administration.
FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 -- There is considerable variability in the geographic availability of antibiotics, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in PLOS ONE.
THURSDAY, Oct. 18, 2018 -- Interoperability of health care information technology (IT) must be improved to facilitate creation of a fully integrated health care system that can improve health and health care at lower cost, according to a report published by the National Academy of Medicine.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17, 2018 -- Cancer treatment is associated with a clinically meaningful survival benefit in older, medically complex patients with superficial bladder cancer (SBC), according to a study published online Oct. 5 in Cancer.
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MONDAY, Oct. 15, 2018 -- Doing without medical care is much more common among low-income residents of states that have not expanded Medicaid than among low-income people in other states, according to a Government Accountability Office report.
MONDAY, Oct. 15, 2018 -- Dietary supplements often include active pharmaceuticals, even after warnings from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in JAMA Network Open.
MONDAY, Oct. 15, 2018 -- Cannabinoids may be mildly effective at treating spasticity, pain, and bladder dysfunction in adults with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a review published online Oct. 12 in JAMA Network Open.
THURSDAY, Oct. 11, 2018 -- Midlife levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) strongly predict future development of aggressive prostate cancer among black men, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in European Urology.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10, 2018 -- A $69 billion merger between health insurer Aetna and pharmacy manager CVS Health has been approved, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
TUESDAY, Oct. 9 2018 -- Minority residents describe burdens associated with race/ethnicity, including microaggressions and bias on a daily basis, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in JAMA Network Open.
FRIDAY, Oct. 5, 2018 -- Industry employees are often involved in the design, conduct, and reporting of industry-funded trials in high-impact journals, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in The BMJ.
THURSDAY, Oct. 4, 2018 -- Medical residents should start budgeting and save for the future, according to an article published in the American Medical Association AMA Wire.
THURSDAY, Oct. 4, 2018 -- A small but growing subset of generic drugs experienced sudden large price increases from 2007 to 2013, according to a study published in the October issue of Health Affairs.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 4, 2018 -- Just over three-quarters of health care personnel received a flu vaccine last season, according to research published in the Sept. 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
THURSDAY, Oct. 4, 2018 -- Hispanics have lower incidence and mortality than non-Hispanic whites for all cancers combined, although there is considerable variability in cancer risk within the U.S. Hispanic population, according to a report published online Oct. 4 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3, 2018 -- For women at high risk for cystitis recurrence who drink low volumes of fluid daily, increasing water intake prevents recurrence, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3, 2018 -- In the first quarter of 2018, the uninsured rate was 8.8 percent, not significantly different from a year earlier, according to a report released Aug. 29 by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
TUESDAY, Oct. 2, 2018 -- Despite large health policy changes, the distribution of spending across service areas has remained fairly consistent over the past 10 years for those enrolled in employer-sponsored insurance, according to a study published in the October issue of Health Affairs.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 2, 2018 -- In preparing to interview to hire a new physician, practices must understand their own cultures, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
TUESDAY, Oct. 2, 2018 -- The number of health data breaches has steadily increased since 2010, according to a research letter published in the Sept. 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
MONDAY, Oct. 1, 2018 -- From 2016 to 2017, there was an increase in the number of uninsured non-elderly Americans, according to a report published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Posted: November 2018