Medicare rebates now available for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the prostate

What are the new services? From 1 July 2018, Medicare rebates will be available for MRI prostate scans for both…

Radical prostatectomy plus radiotherapy extends overall survival in prostate cancer compared to radiotherapy alone

Men with locally or regionally advanced prostate cancer treated initially with radical prostatectomy (RP) and adjuvant radiotherapy (RT)* may have…

Drinking More Water Can Prevent Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections

Premenopausal women with recurrent urinary tract infections (cystitis) who drank more water had less frequent infections, according to a randomised…

Comparison of postoperative outcomes among patients treated by male and female surgeons

A recent study in the British medical journal looked at post-operative outcomes of patients undergoing common surgical procedures. It found…

The role of probiotics on the urinary tract

Micro-organism inhabit many sites of the body, including the urinary tract and play a role in maintaining urinary health. Micro-organisms…

Kidney cancer

Laparoscopic (keyhole) nephrectomy has long been recognized to improve patient quality of life compared to open surgery. The effects of…