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Urologist is jailed after admitting manslaughter of woman with kidney infection

A consultant urologist has been jailed for two years after admitting manslaughter over the death of a 37 year old single mother and altering notes to try to cover up his failings.Sudhanshu Garg, who.....

Urologist warns iced tea can contribute to painful kidney stones

(Medical Xpress) -- This is the peak season for drinking iced tea, but a Loyola University Medical Center urologist is warning the popular drink can contribute to painful kidney stones.

Israeli jailed for illegal US kidney transplants

An Israeli convicted of arranging US kidney transplants for profit has been given a two-and-a-half-year sentence. (BBC News)

Iced Tea May Cause Kidney Stones

Summer is high season for drinking iced tea. However, a John Miller, Loyla University Medical Center urologist warns that iced tea can contribute to painful kidney stones because of its high concentra...

Can Iced Tea Cause Kidney Stones? Researchers Say Yes

Summer is high season for drinking iced tea. However, a John Miller, Loyla University Medical Center urologist warns that iced tea can contribute to painful kidney stones because of its high concentra...

Iced tea can lead to formation of kidney stones

This is the peak season for drinking iced tea, but a Loyola University Medical Center urologist is warning the popular drink can contribute to painful kidney stones.

Locum GP from India is jailed for manslaughter in UK after failing to spot diabetic ketoacidosis

A locum GP who worked out of hours has been jailed for two and a half years at Sheffield Crown Court after admitting the manslaughter of a 42 year old man who died after the doctor failed to...

Innovative Fluorescence Imaging Helps Surgeons Remove Just The Tumor, Rather Than The Whole Kidney

A surgical technology called Firefly is shedding new light on kidney cancers and helping doctors at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital remove tumors more safely and more efficiently while sparing...

Natural History of Side Branches Jailed by Drug-Eluting Stents.

Background:  Stent deployment across side branch (SB) ostium is common in daily practice. The present study investigated the natural history of SBs jailed by drug-eluting stents (DES). Methods:  T...

Comparison of urologist reimbursement for managing patients with low-risk prostate cancer by active surveillance versus total prostatectomy.

Active surveillance (AS) is an alternative to total prostatectomy (TP) in managing low-risk prostate cancer (PC). Our aim is to compare urologist reimbursement for managing low-risk PC by AS or TP. Th...

Deployment of self-expandable stents for complex proximal superficial femoral artery lesions involving the femoral bifurcation with or without jailed deep femoral artery.

OBJECTIVE: To 1) compare the outcome of self-expandable stents, with versus without jailed deep femoral artery (DFA) for proximal superficial femoral artery (SFA) lesions, and 2) ascertain the fate of...

Am I my brother's keeper?: fratricide in the kidney.

Experimental acute kidney injury (AKI) is accompanied by the death of renal tubule epithelial cells, necrosis and apoptosis of the terminal portion of the proximal tubule, and apoptosis in the distal...

Directly Observed versus Self-administered Antiretroviral Therapies: Preference of HIV-Positive Jailed Inmates in San Francisco.

Directly observed therapy (DOT) of antiretroviral (ARV) medications has beneficial effects on HIV treatment for incarcerated inmates but has been associated with limited continuation after release and...