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Mashup Score: 0The First Entirely 3D-Printed Training Model for Robot-assisted Kidney Transplantation: The RAKT Box - 10 month(s) ago
The RAKT Box is a reliable educational tool for training novice surgeons in the key steps of robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) and may represent the first step towards the definition of a structured surgical curriculum in RAKT.
Source: European Urology Open ScienceCategories: Latest Headlines, UrologyTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Nephrolithiasis is associated with the severity of coronary artery calcification, but not with coronary artery stenosis - World Journal of Urology - 11 month(s) ago
Purpose Emerging data have indicated that nephrolithiasis is possibly associated with subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD). Considering that a significant proportion of obstructive CAD in non-elderly individuals occurs in those without detectable calcium score (CACS), this study aimed to investigate whether nephrolithiasis is still associated with CAD as assessed by coronary computed…
Source: SpringerLinkCategories: Latest Headlines, UrologyTweet
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Mashup Score: 2Clinical trial design for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer - 11 month(s) ago
The heterogeneous nature of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer is a challenge for clinical trial design. Careful consideration in clinical trial design, choice of end points and adequate patient characterization is important when evaluating new therapies.
Source: www.nature.comCategories: Latest Headlines, UrologyTweet
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Mashup Score: 1Sexual health and treatment-related sexual dysfunction in sexual and gender minorities with prostate cancer - 12 month(s) ago
Prostate cancer treatment has substantial effects on sexual health and function. Sexual function is a vital aspect of human health and a critical component of cancer survivorship, and understanding the potential effects of different treatment modalities on sexual health is crucial. Existing research has extensively described the effects of treatment on male erectile tissues necessary for…
Source: www.nature.comCategories: Latest Headlines, UrologyTweet
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Mashup Score: 2What can urology learn about sponsorship from business and medicine? - Nature Reviews Urology - 1 year(s) ago
Sponsorship is the active and intentional use of a person’s influence or leadership status to use political and personal capital to advance a junior colleague’s career both privately and publicly. A sponsor has a seat at the decision-making table and can access the junior colleague’s work and power, and a junior colleague can capitalize on the opportunity quickly, effectively and successfully.
Source: NatureCategories: Latest Headlines, UrologyTweet
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Burnout is prevalent among urologists and leads to increased medical errors and decreased career satisfaction. Lack of access to mental health care and long work hours contribute to burnout in urologists; however, gender bias in the workplace, mistreatment and balancing family life responsibilities specifically predispose women urologists to burnout.
Source: NatureCategories: Latest Headlines, UrologyTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Working harder for less — under-represented in medicine women in academic and clinical urology - Nature Reviews Urology - 1 year(s) ago
The gender gap among urologists is narrowing, but representation of women from under-represented in medicine (URiM) groups remains low. URiM women face the added challenge of contending with tokenism. Intentional sponsorship and coaching, as well as institutional efforts to establish an inclusive and equitable workplace culture, are imperative to abolish the lag in promotion and academic…
Source: NatureCategories: Latest Headlines, UrologyTweet
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Mashup Score: 0The value of women urologists — individual and institutional imperatives to address salary equity - Nature Reviews Urology - 1 year(s) ago
Women urologists receive less compensation than male urologists. Concerted individual and institutional action is necessary to value the impact that women urologists have on patients and on the entire field.
Source: NatureCategories: Latest Headlines, UrologyTweet
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Mashup Score: 1Human in vitro spermatogenesis as a regenerative therapy — where do we stand? - Nature Reviews Urology - 1 year(s) ago
Several approaches have been used to date to reproduce human spermatogenesis in vitro, which, however, mostly result in incomplete differentiation. In this Review, the authors describe advantages and limitations of current technologies for in vitro spermatogenesis. New approaches that could lead to the clinical translation of this technology to treat patients with male factor infertility are also…
Source: NatureCategories: Latest Headlines, UrologyTweet
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In this Perspective, the authors discuss the complex links among inflammation, dysbiosis, ageing and cancer, examining data that suggest that ageing and inflammation can promote bladder cancer development, how ageing might lead to or promote dysbiosis, and how dysbiosis could influence treatment response.
Source: NatureCategories: Latest Headlines, UrologyTweet
New research in @EurUrolOpen presents the RAKT Box: the first entirely 3D-printed simulator that enable surgeons to practice RAKT in a training environment before performing the procedure in patients. https://t.co/3MCyMjAcuS