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25 Apr
FDA Approves New Antibiotic Against UTIs
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 25, 2024
- Full Page
As many patients already know, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can recur despite the use of antibiotics.
So, it's welcome news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pivya (pivmecillinam) to fight bacterial
08 Apr
Vaccine-by-Mouth Could Replace Antibiotics in Fighting UTIs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 8, 2024
- Full Page
A new oral vaccine could prove a potential alternative to antibiotics for people with recurring urinary tract infections, a new study says.
More than half of patients with recurring UTIs (54%) wound up infection-free for nine years after receiving the oral spray vaccine,...
04 Mar
New Insights Into the Persistent Pain of UTIs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 4, 2024
- Full Page
People with recurring urinary tract infections frequently have persistent pain, even after antibiotics have cleared the harmful bacteria from their system.
Now, researchers have figured out why this perplexing problem occurs.
It appears that an overgrowth of highly...
10 Jan
Despite Complications After Prostate Cancer Surgery, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Should Fully Recover
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- January 10, 2024
- Full Page
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized while recovering from complications related to a December surgery to treat prostate cancer, the Pentagon
13 Oct
Could Tissue-Zapping Procedure Be Non-Antibiotic Option for Recurrent UTIs?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 13, 2023
- Full Page
For some older women, recurring urinary tract infections -- and the antibiotics typically prescribed for them -- become a fact of life, but a new study offers a novel treatment that may deliver relief.
Called electrofulguration, the minimally invasive procedure essential...
14 Aug
Don't Use Certain Tests for Pregnancy, Ovulation, UTIs, FDA Warns
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 14, 2023
- Full Page
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that consumers should not use certain pregnancy, ovulation, urine, UTI and breast milk test kits over concerns that the tests may not be safe and effective.
The tests in question were manufactured by Universal Meditech Inc...
19 Jul
Steer Clear of UTIs This Summer
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 19, 2023
- Full Page
Dehydration brings lots of risks -- including urinary tract infections (UTIs).
An expert offers some tips for avoiding these painful infections without sacrificing summer fun.
"Patients can experience more UTIs during the summer due to inadequate fluid intake, esp...
26 Apr
The Data Is In: Cranberry Juice Does Help Prevent UTIs
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 26, 2023
- Full Page
Women have heard for decades that cranberry products help prevent urinary tract infections. A new study appears to confirm that longstanding advice.
About 60% of women over age 18 will suffer one or more urinary tract infections in their lifetime. About 30% will hav...
24 Mar
E. Coli From Meat May Be Causing Many UTIs
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- March 24, 2023
- Full Page
E. coli bacteria are an infamous cause of food poisoning, but a new study suggests those same microbes lurking in meat may be behind nearly half a million cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs).
UTIs are very common, affecting more than half of all women at least once ...
03 Jan
Could Estrogen Help Ease the Delirium That Can Come With UTIs?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2023
- Full Page
Older women with urinary tract infections (UTIs) often experience delirium along with them, and researchers may have found a solution.
Estrogen, often given as part of hormone replacement therapy after menopause, may prevent these mental changes, according to researchers...
04 Nov
New Type of Antibiotic Could Fight Tough-to-Treat UTIs
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 4, 2022
- Full Page
The world desperately needs new antibiotics to fight infection as bacteria become resistant to existing options.
GSK has developed a new antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) that appears to be so effective the pharmaceutical company stopped testing early o...
01 Nov
Combo Drug May Fight Tough-to-Treat UTIs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 1, 2022
- Full Page
Doctors could soon have access to a new weapon in the ongoing battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
An experimental combination antibiotic appears to offer a new option for doctors treating stubborn drug-resistant urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to new...
10 Sep
As Heat Continues Through Fall, Shield Yourself from UTIs
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 10, 2022
- Full Page
As summer gives way to fall, hot weather isn't likely to let up anytime soon, and that means it's important to stay hydrated to keep urinary tract infections at bay.
22 Jul
Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
- By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 22, 2022
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Black residents in U.S. nursing homes are much more likely than white residents to be repeatedly transferred to hospital care, a new study reports.
Black nursing home residents are likely to be transferred to the hospital and back at least four times in a given year, acc...
14 Jul
Key to Battling UTIs May Lie in 'Good' Germs Within the Bladder
- Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter
- July 14, 2022
- Full Page
As more and more superbugs become resistant to antibiotics, scientists are looking to use the good bacteria that live in people's bodies to fight back.
A new study reports o...
09 May
Are Antibiotics the Cause, Not Solution, of Recurrent UTIs?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2022
- Full Page
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common and often easily managed, yet some women are plagued by one infection after another. Now, a new study hints at a culprit: the antibiotics used to treat them.
UTIs can affect anyone, but are particularly prevalent among women. St...
07 Apr
Experimental Pill May Fight Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- April 7, 2022
- Full Page
Urinary tract infections are common and usually simple to treat. But for people who become sick enough to land in the hospi...
11 Mar
Drug Could Be Non-Antibiotic Alternative to Treat UTIs
- March 11, 2022
- Full Page
Women plagued by frequent urinary tract infections often take daily antibiotics to ward them off. But an old antibiotic alternative might work just as well, a new clinical trial finds.
18 Oct
Bill Clinton Discharged From Hospital After Recovery From Sepsis
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
- October 18, 2021
- Full Page
Former President Bill Clinton was released from a California hospital on Sunday after being treated for sepsis.
Clinton, 75, was admitted for care at the University of California Irvine Medical Center, in Orange, last Tuesday after developing sepsis triggered by a urolog...
17 Oct
Bill Clinton Expected to Be Discharged From Hospital on Sunday
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
- October 17, 2021
- Full Page
A spokesperson for former President Bill Clinton said late Saturday that the 75-year-old will be discharged from a California hospital on Sunday, CNN reported. Clinton was hospitalized at the University of California Irvine Medical Center, in Orange, earlier in the we...
15 Oct
Bill Clinton Hospitalized for Sepsis
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
- October 15, 2021
- Full Page
Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized after developing sepsis that was triggered by a urological infection.
Sepsis occurs when the body has an extreme response to an infection, and it can be life-threatening. Infections that can trigger sepsis most often st...