Overcoming Understaging and Undergrading in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. Comment on Ghoreifi et al. Modern Kidney-Sparing Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. 2023, , 4495.

Kidney-sparing management for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) has become more common but is still most limited by inaccurate histopathologic diagnosis [...

Role of PSA Density and MRI in PSA Interpretation. Comment on Lumbreras et al. Variables Associated with False-Positive PSA Results: A Cohort Study with Real-World Data. 2023, , 261.

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been utilized as a prostate cancer screening test for its high sensitivity for prostate cancer but is often criticized for its low specificity [...

Comment on Hardacker, C.T.; Baccellieri, A.; Mueller, E.R.; Brubaker, L.; Hutchins, G.; Zhang, J.L.Y.; Hebert-Beirne, J. Bladder Health Experiences, Perceptions and Knowledge of Sexual and Gender Minorities. 2019, , 3170.

Our knowledge of voiding is derived from studies comprised of cisgender males and females, with relatively little known about the impact of sexual and gender minority status on voiding perceptions, symptoms, and function [...

Effectiveness of the female condom in preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The effectiveness of female condoms for preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains inconclusive. We examined the effects of female condoms on the acquisition of HIV and STIs.

Methods: We searched four databases, two trial registries, and reference lists of relevant publications in October 2018 and updated our search in February 2020.

Effectiveness of female condom in preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review protocol.

Introduction: The HIV pandemic continues to evolve with young women being the most vulnerable group to acquire infection. The presence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) further enhances HIV susceptibility and also leads to long-term complications such as infertility and cervical cancer. The female condom is a self-initiated method for STI and HIV prevention but there are controversies on its effects.

Licensure is not synonymous with professionalism: it's time to stop the hypocrisy.

Most professional disciplines are defined by the educational degree required to practice. Unfortunately, nursing is not one of those disciplines. To that end, the authors discuss the contribution multilevel entry into practice has on nursing's negative appeal to the emerging workforce and the misconception that licensure equates with professional status.

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole plus topical antibiotics as therapy for acute otitis media with otorrhea caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in children.

Objective: To report our experience in identification and treatment of acute otitis media (AOM) with otorrhea secondary to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), which is seen in children at increasing rates.

Design: Clinical and laboratory records were retrospectively reviewed between January 2003 and December 2003.

Setting: Primary pediatric clinic.

Under pressure. Weighed down by a high number of pressure ulcers, caregivers get a boost from a new initiative.

An evidence-based approach to treating pressure ulcers significantly improves key process and outcome indicators at this rural facility.

The influence of nursing education on collaborative discharge planning.

Managed healthcare, increasing numbers of frail elderly, and complex healthcare delivery systems are but a few of the forces driving the need for nurses to facilitate an effective discharge planning process. Interdisciplinary collaboration is a critical component in achieving desired cost and quality outcomes as patients move along the healthcare continuum. This study was designed to explore the effects of education and experience on knowledge and perceptions of collaborative discharge planning among nurses.