The basics - Visible haematuria
Careful assessment is needed when patients present with this worrying symptom, advises Dr Kamilla Po...
Poor chlamydia screening wasting £40 million a year
Up to £40 million of NHS funding will be wasted this year if chlamydia screening services in England...
Speed of PSA change 'does not predict risk of cancer'
Changes to PSA levels over time are no more accurate at predicting prostate cancer than actual PSA, ...
Practice dilemma - A high PSA result is missed
The dilemma: An elderly patient comes to see you in clinic for back pain and worsening lower urinary...
Paediatric medicine - Daytime wetting in children
Mr Prasad Godbole explores the management options available to deal with this common problem....
Kidney cancer therapies may improve quality of life
Kidney cancer drugs in development could improve patients' quality of life and allow more effective ...
Case study - Rugby injury is no laughing matter
A slip in training caused amusement at the time, but it was no joke, as Dr Keith Barnard explains....
CKS clinical solutions - Bacterial vaginosis
The case - A 26-year-old woman comes to see you complaining of a fishy-smelling vaginal discharge. Y...
The basics - Female urinary incontinence
Although UI is very common, it remains under-reported and undertreated. By Dr Louise Newson...
Hospital-provided transport for kidney patients condemned
Patients travelling to hospital for life-saving dialysis could be better off taking the bus than rel...
