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FDA Approves New Antibiotic Against UTIs
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 25, 2024
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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
Vaccine-by-Mouth Could Replace Antibiotics in Fighting UTIs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 8, 2024
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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,...
New Insights Into the Persistent Pain of UTIs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 4, 2024
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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...
Despite Complications After Prostate Cancer Surgery, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Should Fully Recover
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- January 10, 2024
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized while recovering from complications related to a December surgery to treat prostate cancer, the Pentagon
Could Tissue-Zapping Procedure Be Non-Antibiotic Option for Recurrent UTIs?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 13, 2023
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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...
Don't Use Certain Tests for Pregnancy, Ovulation, UTIs, FDA Warns
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 14, 2023
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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...
Steer Clear of UTIs This Summer
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 19, 2023
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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...
The Data Is In: Cranberry Juice Does Help Prevent UTIs
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 26, 2023
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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...
E. Coli From Meat May Be Causing Many UTIs
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- March 24, 2023
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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 ...
Could Estrogen Help Ease the Delirium That Can Come With UTIs?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2023
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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...
New Type of Antibiotic Could Fight Tough-to-Treat UTIs
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 4, 2022
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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...
Combo Drug May Fight Tough-to-Treat UTIs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 1, 2022
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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...
As Heat Continues Through Fall, Shield Yourself from UTIs
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 10, 2022
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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.
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...
Key to Battling UTIs May Lie in 'Good' Germs Within the Bladder
- Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter
- July 14, 2022
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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...
Are Antibiotics the Cause, Not Solution, of Recurrent UTIs?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2022
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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...
Experimental Pill May Fight Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- April 7, 2022
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Urinary tract infections are common and usually simple to treat. But for people who become sick enough to land in the hospi...
Drug Could Be Non-Antibiotic Alternative to Treat UTIs
- March 11, 2022
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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.
Bill Clinton Discharged From Hospital After Recovery From Sepsis
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
- October 18, 2021
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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...
Bill Clinton Expected to Be Discharged From Hospital on Sunday
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
- October 17, 2021
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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...
Bill Clinton Hospitalized for Sepsis
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
- October 15, 2021
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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...