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Endo Health Solutions Reports net loss of $776M in fourth quarter 2013

Endo Health Solutions today reported fourth quarter 2013 revenues of $585 million, compared to $750 million for the same quarter of 2012.

28 Feb 2014

Mini-sling partially successful for stress urinary incontinence

A mini-sling that requires a single incision may be a viable alternative to the “gold standard” transobturator midurethral sling for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, a randomised controlled trial has found.

17 Feb 2014

Incontinence prophylaxis shows potential in pelvic organ prolapse

Research from Taiwan suggests that combining trocar-guided transvaginal mesh surgery with a midurethral sling in the treatment of women with advanced pelvic organ prolapse could be an effective way to manage associated stress urinary incontinence.

3 Feb 2014

Sling technique boosts post-RARP early continence recovery

Researchers have shown that addition of the bladder neck sling suspension technique to robot-assisted radical prostatectomy can improve the early return of continence after surgery.

27 Jan 2014

Cystoscopy imperative during female incontinence surgery

US researchers say that cystoscopy for lower urinary tract injury should be performed in all women undergoing urinary incontinence surgery, after finding that abnormalities are detected in one in 20 patients.

27 Jan 2014

SUI and UUI show complex interrelationship

A study by US researchers has failed to identify any modifiable risk factors for urgency urinary incontinence among women undergoing surgery for stress urinary incontinence.

6 Jan 2014

Midurethral sling dominates female SUI treatment

Analysis of US data reveals that the midurethral sling for female stress urinary incontinence has been widely adopted over the past decade, and this is the primary reason for a decline in the use of traditional surgical techniques for the condition.

2 Dec 2013

Surgery shows first-line potential for stress urinary incontinence

The authors of a head-to-head study say that surgery should be considered as a first-line option for women with stress urinary incontinence, ahead of physiotherapy.

23 Sep 2013

Weekend reading: Doctors who decide, death desires, and decisions

On the last week of April earlier this year, a small committee of doctors met quietly in a midsized ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago. There was an anesthesiologist, an ophthalmologist, a radiologist, and so on - thirty-one in all, each representing their own medical specialty society, each a heavy hitter in his or her own field.

12 Jul 2013

State highlights: Ore. nonprofit hospitals see increased revenue, but lower charity care; Calif. shift means lost autism treatment

A new state report shows the average Oregon hospital more than doubled its margin, or profit, between 2009 and 2011, even as its provision of charity care went down. The findings trace the hospital sector rebound from recessionary lows in 2008, and how expanded Medicaid enrollment in Oregon has helped boost hospitals' bottom line even as many continue to expand to some assessors' dismay (Budnick, 7/5).

9 Jul 2013

Study compares continence outcomes of women undergoing their repeat midurethral sling surgery

A new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers published in the February 2013 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that women who have unsuccessful midurethral sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence and then undergo a second midurethral sling surgery see more quality-of-life symptom improvement than women who undergo only a first procedure.

16 Feb 2013

Novel device improves post-prostatectomy incontinence

Researchers have developed a novel device that improves stress urinary incontinence in men who have undergone prostatectomy, report researchers.

3 Dec 2012

Aging population's demand for care soars in Calif. while Oregon puts in place new long-term care insurance rules

News outlets report on the growing need for long-term care and offer insights into the home care workforce.

18 Oct 2012

Biceps tenodesis hastens recovery, cuts rehabilitation time for labrum tears

Athletics have always been a part of Jade Dismore's life. The 27-year-old native of South Africa grew up playing tennis and swimming; as an adult she became an avid runner and recreational volleyball player. For several years she felt soreness in her shoulder, but assumed it was nothing serious. As she began training for her first triathlon, the pain became increasingly severe. After trying to manage the pain on her own for years, Dismore decided it was time to seek medical attention.

4 Oct 2012

Rehabilitation after rotator cuff surgery may be partially to blame for high rates of failed healing

A new Hospital for Special Surgery study suggests that the current rehabilitation used for patients undergoing tendon-bone repairs such as rotator cuff repair may be partially to blame for the high rates of failed healing after surgery. Experiments in a rat model of this injury suggest that immobilizing the limb for four to six weeks after surgery, rather than quickly starting physical therapy, improves healing.

16 Jul 2012

Sling device a good shot for vaginal prolapse repair

A midurethral sling device added during surgery for vaginal prolapse repair reduces the risk for postoperative urinary incontinence, research shows.

2 Jul 2012

Study illuminates key step in the journey of inflammation-producing immune cells

Like detectives seeking footprints and other clues on a television "whodunit," science can also benefit from analyzing the tracks of important players in the body's molecular landscape. Klaus Ley, M.D., a scientist at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, has done just that and illuminated a key step in the journey of inflammation-producing immune cells.

2 Jul 2012

Mid-urethral sling may reduce risk of urinary incontinence after surgery

For many adult women, supporting tissues in and around their vagina weaken to the point where the bladder and other organs descend from their normal position, creating a hernia into the vaginal wall known as pelvic organ prolapse. One in five women will undergo surgery to repair such prolapse.

22 Jun 2012

Midurethral slings can prevent pre-operative urinary incontinence in women with vaginal prolapse

A multicenter study involving a UT Southwestern Medical Center urogynecologist will eliminate some of the guesswork physicians face about whether to use a sling during vaginal prolapse repair to prevent urinary incontinence.

21 Jun 2012

Rare total shoulder replacement performed using rotator cuff sparing approach

On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Ryan Simovitch, M.D., Board Certified and fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon, performed one of the first successful total shoulder replacements with a rotator cuff sparing technique in South Florida. Jupiter Medical Center remains on the leading edge of orthopedics, offering orthopedic surgeons, state-of-the-art facilities, and comprehensive rehabilitation services to help patients return to an active and healthy lifestyle.

29 Mar 2012