Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) advanced its Liverty TIPS Stent Graft for portal hypertension toward EU approval, supported by ...

Loop-tail (LT) ureteral stents may offer advantages over conventional double-J (DJ) stents in patients with diabetes undergoing flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS), according to a retrospective analysis ...

The current debate in cardiology centers on the use of drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) vs drug-eluting stents (DESs) in de novo lesions. However, to reach this conclusion, it must be shown that the ...

For most people with bladder cancer, the first red flag is literally red: blood in the urine. But for people with color blindness, that warning sign may be easy to miss — and missing it could prove ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) or its treatments may lead to urinary symptoms. Studies suggest a link between overactive bladder symptoms and a common MG medication called pyridostigmine. Urinary symptoms in ...

W.L. Gore & Associates has received FDA approval for the Gore Viabahn Fortegra Venous Stent — the first device indicated to treat deep venous disease in the inferior vena cava, as well as the iliac ...

The RELIEF ureteral stent has achieved FDA clearance as the first and only stent to have approval for the prevention of vesicoureteral reflux, a major cause of patient discomfort. RELIEF's unique ...

Adenocarcinoma of the bladder is rare, originating from glandular cells, and can be primary or secondary, requiring accurate diagnosis for appropriate treatment. Diagnosis involves cystoscopy, biopsy, ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's weekly health newsletter, CommonHealth. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Bladder cancer hits men especially hard. The ...

What's a Ureteral Stent? A ureteral stent is a small plastic tube placed inside the ureter to help urine (pee) pass from a kidney into the bladder. A child may need a ureteral (yuh-REET-eh-rul) stent: ...