Keeping You Informed

By: Steven M. Salva, MD, FACS Overactive bladder (OAB) can significantly impact your quality of life. This condition can sometimes cause embarrassment, anxiety, and social isolation. Fortunately, solutions are available. Sacral neuromodulation is a treatment option that can provide relief. [...]

By: Mark Hockenberry, M.D. If you’re planning your first urology visit in Greater Philadelphia, you have plenty of options, including the nearly 70 providers at MidLantic Urology and Keystone Urology. Every one of them wants to provide comfortable, effective care [...]

By: Teodora Schellato, D.O., FACOS One of the surprises of living a long life is that, with each passing year, our bodies tend to do something a little unexpected. For women, some of these changes involve something their ancestors rarely experienced: [...]

By: Albert DeNittis, M.D., M.S. There 145,000 young men who live in the Philadelphia region who are between the ages of 25 and 34. They should know an important fact: Testicular cancer is young man’s disease. Although it is relatively [...]

By: Lynn Paik, D.O. An apple a day might not just keep the doctor away. If it’s in vinegar, it might keep kidney stones and infections away, as well. Apple cider vinegar is among many foods and ingredients you can [...]

By: Kenneth Lessans, M.D. Here’s a heart-racing figure: One-third of Philadelphians live with hypertension, or high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. And in Southeast Philadelphia, heart disease is the leading cause of death. Your urinary system might [...]

By: Carly Piel, PA-C You probably know what it feels like to have a parched throat from thirst. Now know this: If it happens frequently and for too long, you could find out what it feels like to have a [...]

By: Jon L. Mackler, Chief Executive Officer, MPA, FACHE  At the end of each year, I enjoy looking back and reflecting on successes and challenges. I look at what I have accomplished and where I hope to continue growing the following [...]

By: Chelsea Roberts, PA-C Gotta go again? If your trips to the bathroom exceed eight times a day, and you’re not pregnant or taking medications, your frequent urination may be due to a urological condition. You don’t have to live [...]

By: Pranav D. Parikh M.D. Many men know that prostate cancer risk increases with age — and that when detected early, it is highly treatable. But if you are among the more than 850 U.S. men expected to be diagnosed [...]

QUIZ: Do you have ED? Tight shoes and erectile dysfunction have a little in common. Both have solutions that can be purchased online. So why is it that many men will not order shoes from a website, but they will [...]

By: Tia Schellato, D.O. In 2025, Philadelphia ranked seventh of the “Best Summer Travel Destinations,” by WalletHub. Should you run into any of those tourists in the City of Brotherly Love, there’s a decent chance one will ask you to [...]