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Dr. Ronald Yap Prostate Pals Blog: August 2012

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Dr Ronald Yap Prostate Pals Blog. Monday, August 27, 2012. New Statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics on Circumcision. Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a new Circumcision Policy Statement. This release is an update to their last statement in 1999. I've linked to the primary sources in the medical literature because I think it's the best way to parse out any changes. Here is a critical passage from today's statement (2012):. Existing scientific evidence demonstrates.

Dr. Ronald Yap Prostate Pals Blog: May 2012

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Dr Ronald Yap Prostate Pals Blog. Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Thank you Memorial Sloan-Kettering for referencing Prostate Pal. I'm happy to share this link from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) Library Blog. They have referenced "Prostate Pal". Their library also has a reference page. Posted by Ronald Yap, M.D. Links to this post. Monday, May 28, 2012. Caricatures of men's health in the media. I just read an interesting article on KevinMD. Regarding men's health issues on TV. Here is a cha...

Dr. Ronald Yap Prostate Pals Blog: September 2012

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Dr Ronald Yap Prostate Pals Blog. Sunday, September 9, 2012. Sharing our research at the NEAUA Meeting. Entrance to the Meeting at the Westin in Boston. I was at the 81st New England American Urological Association Annual Meeting. In Boston last week. The meeting was well attended with participants hailing from not only New England but also from many other parts of the US. I had a great time catching up with colleagues as well as former residents I trained who are now colleagues (! Links to this post.

Dr. Ronald Yap Prostate Pals Blog: July 2012

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Dr Ronald Yap Prostate Pals Blog. Thursday, July 19, 2012. Check out the Men's Health Checklist by the AUA. The American Urological Association recently released a "Men's Health Checklist" as a pamphlet and as mobile apps for Apple and Android. Here is a link to the pamphlet. Here is a link to the app for Android. Here is a link to the app for Apple. The checklist breakdowns the health concerns by age: (18-39, 40-49, 50-69, 70 ) as well as "Urology Specific" vs. "Related Health". Links to this post.

Dr. Ronald Yap Prostate Pals Blog: October 2012

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Dr Ronald Yap Prostate Pals Blog. Saturday, October 6, 2012. Our laser prostate surgery research is in this month's British Journal of Urology. We're happy to share with the world our work in this month's British Journal of Urology. The paper deals with laser prostate surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly known as an enlarged prostate. The classic, surgical approach to BPH is the TURP or transurethral resection of the prostate. As a opposed to a laser fiber, a cutting loop is used ...