Considering its function and all the trouble it can cause, you might think everyone born with a prostate would know a lot about it. You’d be wrong. The vast majority of men, I’ve learned, don’t know ...

So, what is the prostate and why does it cause so many problems for men? It's a topic most people don't want to discuss. But it can have a big impact on your life. The prostate is a small organ that ...

President Biden's diagnosis with metastatic prostate cancer highlights some of the progress made in treatments of the disease, as well as some of its challenges. NPR's consumer health correspondent ...

The prostate is a male gland. It surrounds the urethra (urinary channel) that connects to the bladder. During a male’s fertile years, the prostate gland makes fluid that comes out during ejaculation.

Leapman, MD, MHS, associate professor of urology at Yale University, addresses a critical and often overlooked limitation in the current landscape of prostate cancer biomarkers: while these tools have ...

A prostate nodule is a firm, knuckle-like area on the prostate gland that can occur for various reasons, including cancer, inflammation, or prostate stones. Diagnosis involves a digital rectal exam ...