FDA Approves Blujepa for Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
2025-03-25
Medication approved for uUTIs in women and pediatric patients aged 12 years and olderContinue Reading
Uncomfortable Bladder Tests For Women Can Be Avoided
2025-03-24
MONDAY, March 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A small urine leak might prompt a woman to worry she’ll need an uncomfortable and invasive bladder test to treat her incontinence. But good news — such bladder pressure tests probably aren’t necessary, according to results from the first randomized clinical trial assessingContinue Reading
Unhealthy Eating Linked To Female Incontinence
2025-02-19
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A junk-food lifestyle might contribute to embarrassing little leaks in middle-aged women, a new study suggests. Women who often munch fast food or packaged eats appear more likely to develop urinary incontinence, researchers recently reported in the journal Women’s Health. Frequently eating eitherContinue Reading
Severe Infections Double Risk of Heart Failure
2025-02-03
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Landing in the hospital with COVID or the flu can put your heart health at dire risk, a new study suggests. Adults hospitalized for a severe infection are more than twice as likely to develop heart failure years later, according to findings publishedContinue Reading
New Therapy Helps Patients With Tough-to-Treat Bladder Cancers
2024-12-06
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s new hope for people battling advanced bladder cancer who do not respond to first-line therapy, researchers report. An experimental new drug with the unwieldy name of cretostimogene grenadenorepvec spurred complete remission of the cancer in three-quarters of patients who hadn’t responded toContinue Reading
New Prolapse Surgery Uses Women’s Own Tissues to Restore Function
2024-11-18
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s possible to correct a woman’s pelvic prolapse using her own muscle tissue in robot-assisted surgery, a new study demonstrates. In the procedure, tendon muscle is transferred from the thigh to the uterus or cervix, repairing a pelvic floor that’s become weakened andContinue Reading
Yoga, Other Exercise Can Curb Urinary Incontinence in Women
2024-09-20
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Millions of women struggle with the discomfort and stress of urinary incontinence, and many turn to medications for help. Now, new research suggests that yoga and other exercise regimens might work just as well to control these bladder issues. Researchers at Stanford UniversityContinue Reading
New Drug Tames Stress Incontinence in Clinical Trial
2024-07-15
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug appears to help women deal with stress incontinence, clinical trial data show. The drug, for now dubbed TAS-303, reduced the frequency of leaks related to stress incontinence by about 58%, compared with 47% reduction in a placebo group, trial resultsContinue Reading
Postpartum Urinary Incontinence Takes Physical, Mental Toll
2024-07-08
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Urinary incontinence is a common aftereffect of delivering a baby, but it can have a devastating effect on new moms, a new study warns. These bladder leaks are significantly associated with anxiety and depression in new mothers, researchers discovered. “If you have badContinue Reading
King Charles Returns to Duties After Cancer Treatment
2024-04-29
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Britain’s King Charles III is back to resuming his royal duties following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. “His Majesty The King will shortly return to public-facing duties after a period of treatment and recuperation following his recent cancer diagnosis,” the PalaceContinue Reading