Once a UTI develops, “the most common and effective treatment is a course of antibiotics,” says Adair. The specific ...

Researchers have identified a surprising cause of some urinary tract infections: contaminated meat. A four-year study found that nearly 1 in 5 UTIs detected among a group of patients in Southern ...

NHS surgeon Dr Rajan warns that not all urinary infections are bacterial and antibiotics may not be necessary.

Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical contributor as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News.

When it feels like you’re raining hellfire into the toilet bowl, it’s fair to wonder what caused you to be cursed with a urinary tract infection. While UTIs are common in women, living through one can ...

Those in lower-income zip codes were 60% more likely to develop a foodborne UTI Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest.

A new study estimates that nearly one in five urinary tract infections in Southern California may be caused by E. coli strains transmitted through contaminated meat—and pose a hidden foodborne risk to ...

WASHINGTON (Oct. 23, 2025) — A new study estimates that nearly one in five urinary tract infections in Southern California may be caused by E. coli strains transmitted through contaminated meat – and ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that around 18% of UTIs are linked to contaminated meat. Maksymenko Nataliia/Getty Images A new study finds that nearly one-fifth of urinary tract infections can ...

Nearly one in five patients with urinary infections in a research group likely contracted them from contaminated meat –an issue that could be occurring across the country, according to a new study.