Older people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are at much greater risk of hospitalisation from UTI. Prompt medical care is important.
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‘Make sure you always wear clean pants’ isn’t just something your mum used to say – keeping your underwear scrupulously clean could stop you from getting ill
Chronic UTIs come back repeatedly or never fully go away despite treatment.
A new review shows consuming cranberry products reduces the chance of repeat UTIs for women, children, and those who are more susceptible to them due to medical procedures.
As well as the joy that comes with swimming, there can also be some dirty risks.
It seems more heterosexual couples are giving anal sex a go. There are some additional health considerations to bear in mind before you get started.
While newer, faster technologies are in development, it will still be some time before they’re in regular use.
Sepsis onset can be difficult to recognize, in part because its symptoms can mimic those of many other conditions. A treatment delay of even a few hours can make the difference between life and death.
Doctors blithely advice patients with UTIs and other mild infections to ‘drink plenty of fluids’ but this advice is not based on good evidence and may even be deadly.
Poor testing methods and antibiotic use by GPs and urologists has left thousands of women with crippling infections.
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