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Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy three times per week has comparable therapeutic effects and safety as that of a twice-a-week session for mild-to-moderate erectile dysfunction (ED) in young and healthy men, reports a study.

Vaccination against COVID-19 seems to be less effective among kidney transplant recipients, according to a recent study. Cessation or reduction of immunosuppressive treatments may help increase the production of immunoglobulin (Ig)G in these patients.

Patients with complicated urinary tract infection (UTI) or acute pyelonephritis caused by gram-negative pathogens may fare better with cefepime/enmetazobactam than with piperacillin/tazobactam, as the former is associated with a greater likelihood of achieving treatment success, according to the results of a phase III trial.

In prostate cancer patients, the initiation of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) lowers the concentrations of 13 circulating steroids, according to a new study.

Pre-emptive removal of secondary* kidney stones during surgery to remove primary** stones led to fewer relapses and a similar number of emergency-department (ED) visits related to the surgery compared with leaving the secondary stones in place, a study suggests.

Apixaban is not inferior to enoxaparin for extended-duration venous thromboembolic event (VTE) prophylaxis (EP) following urologic oncology surgery, reveals a study. In addition, apixaban is associated with fewer major complications and compliance-related adverse events.

Some men who undergo artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) and inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) surgery encounter a venous thromboembolism (VTE) event within 90 days of their operation, reports a study.

Treatment with radiotherapy appears to result in more all-cause or prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) compared with radical prostatectomy (RP), suggests a study.