NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are one of the most common ailments, with more than 3 million cases a year. And some people are more likely to develop them. However, ...

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Gaffin is an infectious disease physician in New Jersey. Recently, a former patient contacted me about his wife. “She had a recent stroke which has caused cognitive decline along with slow-growing ...

News that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized with a urinary tract infection has cast light on a common condition that can quickly turn life-threatening, especially among older patients.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common, predominantly in women. They often lead patients to consult a general practitioner (GP), who typically prescribes an antibiotic treatment. Over the course ...

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.