Despite its increasing prevalence, a painful condition called bladder pain syndrome, or interstitial cystitis, remains understudied with limited treatment options. In an eNeuro paper, Min-Zhi Su and ...
Treating the disease can be equally uncomfortable. Often, patients have to come into a clinic several times over a period of weeks where a doctor injects a harsh solution of dexamethasone into the ...
Interventions for patients with asymptomatic pre-HF may be important in reducing the incidence of clinically overt HF, including HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Mirabegron activates the ...
If bladder nerves are damaged from surgery or from a disease, then a patient often loses sensation and is unaware that their bladder is full. Should you run to the bathroom now? Or can you hold it ...
Visible blood in the urine is not a typical symptom of interstitial cystitis (IC). However, in some cases, lab tests may show microscopic blood in the urine of people with IC. Doctors refer to blood ...
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Positive results from the POTOMAC Phase III trial showed adding one year of treatment with AstraZeneca’s IMFINZI ® (durvalumab) to BCG induction and maintenance ...
Underactive bladder causes contractions that don’t fully empty your bladder. There are several possible causes of an underactive bladder, and treatment depends on factors such as underlying causes and ...
One year after the first human bladder transplant, the patient is thriving and the UCLA Health surgeon who performed the operation already has completed a second successful bladder transplant, laying ...
Engineers have designed a new class of 'microrobots' several times smaller than the width of a human hair that may be able to treat human illnesses like interstitial cystitis -- a painful bladder ...