By blocking announcements in the Federal Register, the administration is keeping experts from meeting to evaluate funding ...

Original Medicare does not cover disposable incontinence supplies, but some Medicare Advantage plans do. Here’s what to know.

EMJ is pleased to welcome Marcus Drake, Professor of Neurological Urology at Imperial College London, UK, who shared insights ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the ...

Neurourol Urodyn. 2024 Nov;43(8):2169-2177. doi: 10.1002/nau.25556. Clean intermittent self-catheterisation (CISC) is a very common and largely well-tolerated intervention for people with neurological ...

Over time, chronic catheters and bladder infections can cause bladder irritation which can increase your risk for bladder ...

A Medicare agency investigation found a $4 billion increase in suspicious billing for urinary catheters by potentially fraudulent durable medical equipment suppliers between January 2023 and July 2024 ...

Steer, noting “the biggest risk to developing a UTI in the hospital is having some sort of catheter in your bladder during the hospitalization or having some sort of procedure near your urethra.” To ...

The IHS concept is inspiring and a novel one that is aimed towards helping healthcare providers enhance access, cost and quality care by transitioning hospital cath labs from a CapEx to OpEx model; ...