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'Face' Spotted in Tumor

Rob Quinn — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:00:05 CST

It's not often you hear about the lighter side of urology. Canadian researchers examining ultrasound pictures of a tumor in a patient's testicle were amazed to see what looked like a ghostly face staring back at them. "It was almost like art coming out of this patient’s testicles,” one doctor...

Florida Doc to Obama Voters: Get Lost

Kevin Spak — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:30:00 CDT

A Florida urologist is so outraged by the health care reform law that he doesn’t want to treat President Obama’s supporters. “If you voted for Obama, seek urologic care elsewhere,” reads a sign taped to Jack Cassell’s office door. “Changes to your healthcare begin right now, not in four years....

Medicare May Be Behind Prostate Treatment Move

Matt Cantor — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:40:20 CDT

Slashed Medicare reimbursement might have altered how doctors treat prostate cancer, pushing them to favor castration surgery over hormone therapy, USA Today reports. A study in the journal Cancer shows hormone-therapy injections jumped in the 1990s and early 2000s, while castration surgeries decreased. But when Medicare halved what it paid...

Urologist: Shoot, Don't Score

Rob Quinn — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:30:00 CDT

Crafty Oregon urologists are boosting their vasectomy clinic business at a time of year when a lot of men are on the sofa anyway, the Oregonian reports. A weekend of NCAA basketball tournament action allows just about enough time to recuperate from the surgery. "When March Madness approaches, you need...