News & Patient Education

Z Urology is getting excited for the upcoming 82nd annual edition of the NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament. It is scheduled to begin on March 17, 2020 and will conclude with the championship game on April 6, 2020 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The tournament is one of the most-watched sporting events in the world, […]

While most cancers are experiencing a drop in death rates, one of the most common cancers among men is not. According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer deaths are on the rise. Researchers estimate in 2020, the number of men who will die from prostate cancer will hit a record high over the last […]

We all know by now that kidney stones are a hard calcium mass formed in the kidneys. They sometimes stay in the kidney and cause no issues but if they’re trying to pass out of the kidneys, they can get stuck, and they can cause extreme pain. But the interesting news is that kidney stones […]

Finishing treatment for prostate cancer is both a relief and anxiety-provoking time in a man’s life. This is true as well in the lives of his caregivers and loved ones. While there is often relief that the treatments are complete, many men worry about whether the cancer is really gone and might come back. This […]

This is something you wouldn’t even wish on your worst enemy, but a record number of men have undergone surgery after fracturing their penis in 2019, according to NHS statistics. This has mostly affected men in their 30s and 40s, while a grand total of 164 men wound up hospitalized with a fractured penis last year. […]

The questions surrounding erectile dysfunction are vast and numerous. It makes sense. We are sexual beings and do not need any hindrances involved in something (sex) that we hold so dearly. So we really need to know now, why is erectile dysfunction on the rise among young men? For older men, the condition is typically […]

Many may not know, that prostate cancer is the second most common cancer (after skin cancer) for men in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that for men one in seven will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. This amounts to approximately 220,800 new cases every year. The good news is that the disease […]

Now even though it is hardly that serious, everyone knows that kidney stones can be incredibly painful. Even the famous people on this list with kidney stones can attest to that. Kidney stones are hard deposits of various materials, such as minerals and salts, that form in the kidneys and are usually passed without any permanent […]

More than half a million Americans every year visit the emergency room for problems related to kidney stones. In most cases, the stones eventually pass out of the body on their own, but the process can be excruciatingly painful. Researchers at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have devised a potential treatment that could make passing […]

Everyone can agree that kidney stones are one of the most painful medical conditions you can experience. Experts and patients agree. Typically formed from calcium, kidney stones are hard pellets formed by excess minerals and salts inside the kidney. If they somehow travel out of the kidney and into the ureter, they can block the flow […]

New studies have shown that eating dairy products has been linked to a higher chance of developing prostate cancer. The same research shows that a plant-based diet appears to reduce the risks. Past studies have found a link between consuming dairy products and that the disease is more prevalent in Western countries where dairy is […]

Obviously, there are risk factors when it comes to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). It is important to know what to look for so that one can take the proper measures for dealing with BPH. Risk factors for prostate gland enlargement include: • Age. Prostate gland enlargement rarely causes signs and symptoms in men younger than […]