by Dr. Lawrence Newman | May 11, 2017 | advanced prostate cancer, American Urological Association, Las Vegas Urologist, prostate, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening recommendations, psa, Uncategorized, urologist, urologist las vegas, urologists, urology
As expected and as had been predicted in previous blogs here, the US Services Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) reversed their misguided prostate cancer screening recommendations and now recommend the screening in informed and interested patients between the ages of 55...
by Dr. Lawrence Newman | Apr 5, 2017 | advanced prostate cancer, Gleason score, Las Vegas Urologist, las vegas urology, metastatic prostate cancer, prostate, prostate biopsy, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, prostate exam, prostate problems, psa, transperineal mapping biopsy, transrectal biopsy, Uncategorized, urologist, urologist las vegas, urologists, urology
New information regarding prostate cancer treatment continues to be made available and large multi-year studies are data-mined to answer new questions. What are the most predictive parameters to help decide if prostate cancer should be treated aggressively or...
by Dr. Lawrence Newman | Mar 22, 2017 | Avodart, bph, dutasteride, hair loss, Las Vegas Urologist, las vegas urology, libido, Proscar, prostate, prostate enlargement, prostate problems, retrograde ejaculation, semen, sexual intercourse, sperm, urologist, urologist las vegas, urologists, urology
Men, are you concerned about hair loss? A growing bald spot? Or just thinning in an awkward spot? Want to stay beautiful forever? Well you may want to think twice about the importance of your hair pattern before starting on propecia. You may be trading a few...
by Dr. Lawrence Newman | Mar 1, 2017 | 24 hour urine test, blood tests, kidney function, kidney stones, Las Vegas Urologist, las vegas urology, uric acid stones, urine, urologist, urologist las vegas, urologists, urology
People cheat on their diets. People cheat on tests. People may cheat on their taxes. But would a kidney stone patient lie about their water consumption? Or, perhaps, just plain lose track of it? No, of course not. But…just in case…here is the high-tech fashionable...
by Dr. Lawrence Newman | Feb 25, 2017 | AI, artificial intelligence, cloning, Daphnia waterflea, genetic testing, Las Vegas Urologist, las vegas urology, sex, urologist, urologist las vegas, urologists, urology
Face it. Is Sex as we know it doomed? There is no doubt about it. Sex is messy. In this era of developing Artificial Intelligence (AI), self-driving cars, having Alexa from Amazon as a companion, is it really even necessary any longer? Don’t forget about...
by Dr. Lawrence Newman | Feb 23, 2017 | advanced prostate cancer, genetic testing, Las Vegas Urologist, las vegas urology, prostate, prostate biopsy, prostate cancer, psa, urologist, urologist las vegas, urologists, urology
It is common knowledge that PSA is an important but imperfect test for detecting prostate cancer and for evaluation of treatment success. Why Is PSA Important but Imperfect? For screening and detecting prostate cancer the usage has become controversial as to who...
