Private equity firms now oversee over half of US IVF cycles
The rise of private equity firms investing in health care facilities across the United States has been exploding in the last decade.
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Urology news
Study identifies molecular pathway that drives advanced prostate cancer
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have identified a cellular pathway that fuels the progression of aggressive, drug-resistant prostate cancer. The findings of the study, published in the Journal of Clinical ...
Aug 27, 2025
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3D-printed kidney tumors show potential for more targeted treatment
Scientists at Tsinghua University have developed a method to grow kidney tumors in the lab using cells from real patients, offering a potential new tool in the fight against renal cancer.
Aug 12, 2025
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Student designs prostate screening device to replace traditional examination method
A Loughborough University student has developed a new medical device that could transform how prostate health is assessed and monitored.
Jul 7, 2025
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Study of surgical interventions for children, adolescents with kidney stones supports precision treatment options
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), along with several academic partners, have reported the primary results of the Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) trial, the largest comparative effectiveness study of ...
Aug 8, 2025
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Prostate cancer statistics reveal late-stage incidence rates continue to increase rapidly as mortality declines slow
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released Prostate Cancer Statistics, 2025, a report on current prostate cancer occurrence and outcomes in the United States. According to the study, prostate cancer incidence rates have ...
Sep 2, 2025
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Blood test predicts which bladder cancer patients may safely skip surgery
Circulating tumor DNA, or ctDNA, can predict metastatic risk in patients who receive bladder-sparing treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, but it is not a good predictor of local recurrence within the bladder, according ...
Feb 27, 2026
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Surgical volume increases with introduction of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate
Introducing holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia increases surgical volume in urology practices, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Journal of Biological Methods.
Sep 19, 2025
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Functional ureter tissue created from stem cells paves way for transplantable kidneys
Scientists at Kumamoto University have made a major breakthrough in regenerative medicine by successfully creating functional ureter tissue—organoids resembling the urinary tract—from pluripotent stem cells. The results, ...
Aug 27, 2025
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Disrupting cancer's secret hubs: A new way to halt tumor growth
In a city, coworking hubs bring people and ideas together. Inside cancer cells, similar hubs form—but instead of fueling progress, they supercharge disease. That's what researchers at the Texas A&M University Health Science ...
Oct 21, 2025
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