UTI

by Miriam Fauzia edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain UTIs can be painful, and they’re not something people like to talk about. But they happen often, affecting an estimated 60% of women and 20% of men in their lifetimes. While we might view

Chris Dall, MA October 24, 2025 Antimicrobial Stewardship E coli Foodborne Disease Moussa81 / iStock New research suggests that nearly 1 in 5 urinary tract infections (UTIs) in Southern California may be caused by strains of Escherichia coli that originated in food-producing animals. For the study, a team led by scientists at George Washington University and Kaiser Permanente

by Erin A. Brennand, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc and Pauline McDonagh Hull, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Knowledge is power during menopause. Credit: Servier Medical Art, CC BY After menopause, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be more frequent, yet most Canadian women (82% in a recent survey) don’t realize the two are associated. At the Sex, Gender