Shortages of crucial cancer medications continue to impact US healthcare
Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)-an alliance of leading cancer centers-published updated data on the current impact…
NIH grant funds study on stroke-related urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence is a common but frequently overlooked consequence of stroke. Now, researchers from the Mark and Mary…
New spatial map reveals treatment vulnerabilities in bladder cancer
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a spatial map of muscle-invasive bladder…
Survey finds one in three women suffer silently with pelvic prolapse
Up to half of all women will experience some degree of pelvic organ prolapse in their lifetime. The…
Yōni.Fit expands use for menstrual discharge management
Watkins-Conti Products, Inc. (“Watkins-Conti”), a company that develops innovative solutions for women’s pelvic health, today announced the Company…
Scientists find unexpected immune pathways for mRNA cancer vaccines
The advent of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the…
Scientists use living muscle to reanimate paralyzed organs
What if a technology could reanimate parts of the body that have lost their connection to the brain…
Are socially isolated people more likely to develop cancer? Study of 350,000 adults explores the risk
A massive UK Biobank analysis suggests that objective social isolation may modestly increase cancer risk, particularly in women,…
Color vision deficiency is linked to worse survival in bladder cancer
A large electronic health record study suggests that difficulty recognizing painless blood in urine may delay diagnosis and…
Many women suffer in silence from treatable pelvic floor conditions
Many women assume pelvic floor health issues are simply their fate – part of having vaginal deliveries, getting…
Urine cfDNA patterns emerge as a promising tool for diagnosing bladder cancer
Researchers have discovered that analyzing specific patterns of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentation in a simple urine sample can…
Blocking mir-21 shows promise for slowing bladder cancer growth
Bladder cancer ranks among the ten most common types of cancer worldwide. The main treatment is bladder removal…