Urology Care Podcast

Today's episode of the Urology Care Podcast is about Kidney Masses and Localized Kidney Tumors. This episode includes information about how to diagnose, treat and manage kidney masses.

Dr. Keith Kowalczyk joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss how smoking and vaping can impact your urologic health. Dr. Kowalczyk is a board-certified urologist and robotic surgeon at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC.

Today's Urology Care Podcast episode is about Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children. Did you know young children have a greater risk of kidney damage linked to UTI than older children or adults? Learn more on today's podcast.

Today's episode of the Urology Care Podcast is about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). STIs are also commonly called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). According to the CDC, there are more than 20 known types of STDs/STIs. In addition, over 20 million people in the United States are infected each year.

Dr. Costas Lallas joins the Urology Care Podcast to discuss Immunotherapy for Urothelial Cancer. Dr. Lallas is Professor and Vice Chair of Academic Programs in the Department of Urology with Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

Phillip Pierorazio, MD, joins the Urology Care Podcast this week to discuss Combination Immunotherapy for Kidney Cancer. Dr. Pierorazio is an Associate Professor of Urology and Oncology in the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. Immunotherapy is a strong type of care that works with our immune systems. This type of care reaches cancer cells that have spread in the body and stop them from growing. Combination Immunotherapy helps the body’s immune cells (T cells) attack more cancer cells than with one drug alone. Learn more on today's episode of the Urology Care Podcast.

Testosterone is the male sex hormone. It is made in the testicles. Hormones are important for physical and mental health. Listen to this episode of the Urology Care Podcast for information on what patients need to know about testosterone therapy.

Today's episode of the Urology Care Podcast is about Overactive Bladder (OAB). You may be struggling with urinary symptoms and think OAB is the cause. Or, your health care provider may have already told you that you have OAB. Either option, this podcast will give you the information to help you understand and better manage your condition.

En este episodio del Podcast de Urology Care Foundation se habla acerca de la vejiga hiperactiva. Este podcast ofrece información sobre cómo manejar el síndrome de la vejiga hiperactiva. Este es el nombre que se da a una serie de problemas de la vejiga.

Dr. Sandy Siegel was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017. He shares his emotional journey with us on today's podcast. Dr. Siegel is the founder of Chesapeake Urology Associates and is a Urology Care Foundation Board Member. He has been practicing urology and taking care of men with prostate cancer for more than 35 years.

This podcast includes a discussion with Dr. Benjamin Ristau about transperineal biopsy. A transperineal biopsy is when your doctor puts a needle into the prostate through the skin behind the testicles, an area known as the perineum. They will take a number of tissue samples, which are then sent to the lab to review for signs of prostate cancer. Dr. Ristau is an urologist with UConn Health in Farmington, Conn.

A Patient's Guide to Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)is the newest episode of the Urology Care Podcast. Did you know November is Bladder Health Month? Make sure to visit UrologyHealth.org to learn more.

Happy Halloween from the Urology Care Podcast and Urology Care Foundation! Today's episode exams the "spookiest" instruments in the history of urology in a discussion led by Tupper Stevens. Tupper is an archivist at the William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History at the American Urological Association (AUA) headquarters in Linthicum, Maryland.

An undescended testicle is when it fails to drop into the normal place in the scrotum. Your child's health care provider can find this during a routine exam. Learn more on today's new episode of the Urology Care Podcast.

This episode of the Urology Care Podcast is about pain, and how patients can help manage their pain.

Dr. Brian Stork, a urologist with the University of Michigan, joins the Urology Care Podcast to celebrate our 100th episode. He interviews podcast host Casey Callanan about the podcast, and its mission and history. Dr. Stork chairs the Urology Care Foundation's Technology and Publications Committee.

On today's episode of the Urology Care Podcast we discuss facts about opting for active surveillance as a treatment option for a prostate cancer diagnosis.

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. This episode of the Urology Care Podcast is based on the popular Prostate Health Playbook. The Playbook is the Urology Care Foundation's most comprehensive resource for patients on prostate health. It reviews prostatitis, BPH, prostate cancer screening, prostate cancer treatment options and information about life after prostate cancer.

Anne E. Calvaresi, DNP, CRNP, RNFA, joins the Urology Care Podcast to discusses what you need to know about incontinence after prostate cancer. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. For more information and resources please visit UrologyHealth.org/PCInfoCenter

On this episode of the Urology Care Podcast, prostate cancer caregivers talk about their experiences caring for a loved one with prostate cancer. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness and the Foundation has a host of free prostate cancer resources available at UrologyHealth.org/PCInfoCenter.