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• Kidney Stones: How to Avoid Them and What to Do If You Get One

  The pain from a kidney stone can start abruptly and be intense. It’s been described as more painful than labor, excruciating and sharp. If you have a kidney stone, your first concern is to get relief. Once the stone passes, your next concern may be how to avoid the condition from developing again.

• It Seems Like I Pee a Lot, Is That a Problem?

  Everyone urinates or pees several times during the day, but for some people, the urge to go to the bathroom occurs too frequently. In general, frequent urination is described as needing to go more often than you’d like, and is usually defined as needing to urinate more than eight times a day.

• How 'UroLift' Helps Men with Enlarged Prostates

  In recent years, a new medical tool called the UroLift System has helped men treat the symptoms of a non-cancerous increase in the size of their prostate — or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). When a man has BPH, enlargement of the prostate can narrow their urethra, leading to difficulties with urination. While medication has been the first-line therapy for BPH in the past, UroLift has several advantages, including its limited and minor side effects. 

• Smaller Incisions, Quicker Recovery Among Robotic Surgery’s Benefits for Urology Patients

  Robotic surgery is increasingly used in urology, where the focus is on the male and female urinary tract, male genitals and male reproduction. Robotic surgery uses laparoscopic abdominal surgery to remove kidney stones, urine blockages and most commonly, to remove minimally invasive cancer cells in the kidneys, bladder and prostate.

• When to See a Urologist

  It's not always very easy to decide if you need to see a urologist, a gynecologist or a family physician. Finding out which doctor to see for your needs often proves difficult, particularly when there is some overlap between the different care they provide.

• Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: What Parents Need To Know

  When your little one goes off to daycare or school, they might come home with more than a craft project: hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). It’s a common viral rash that can quickly spread to the entire family. 

• Does Cycling Lower Your Sperm Count?

  Over the past year, droves of exercise enthusiasts turned to stationary bikes to stay active without having to leave home. Sales of indoor bikes more than tripled at various points during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Tips for Fall Prevention in the Elderly

  We are all susceptible to falls. But, older adults have an increased risk of falling, and the harm sustained can be more complicated than just your average cut, scrape or bruise. Serious injuries may occur in the form of fractured or broken bones and internal bleeding.

• Don’t Let Injuries Ruin Your Holidays

  The holiday season is a time we all get to enjoy being with family and friends, giving thanks for our blessings and indulging in our favorite holiday treats. As someone who has worked in the emergency room at Orlando Health for 15 years, though, the holidays are a time when we see people who show up at the ER with some unique but often avoidable injuries.

• UroNav Technology Yields Better Prostate Cancer Detection

    Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancers in men, with 1 in 9 diagnosed with the disease within their lifetime. While