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How to Get Through the Holidays with UTI

The holidays can be a stressful time for anyone, particularly for those living with UTI. When experiencing recurrent or chronic UTI, the...

Nov 265 min read

Quality of Life Concerns with UTI

Did you know that 9 out of 10 people with chronic UTI feel that their condition has impacted their quality of life? According to a...

Nov 131 min read

Caroline's Story

In March 2016 I was taking oestrogen to combat symptoms of the Menopause. I was unable to tolerate progesterone in any shape or form. I...

Advocating for Yourself While Living with UTI

Nov 125 min read

Advocating for Yourself While Living with UTI

Anyone who has experienced a chronic condition knows how daunting it can be to seek out medical care. It can be easy to fall into shame...

Nov 63 min read

Laura's Story

I’ve been at this my whole life. Starting from toddlerhood, I have experienced one painful UTI after the next. I have had some times of...

Oct 305 min read

The Flawed Methodology of UTI Testing

This story may sound familiar: you recognize all of the symptoms of a UTI so you make a doctor’s appointment. Once at the doctor, you are...

Oct 235 min read

Recurrent UTI

The definition of a recurrent UTI is as follows: having two or more infections within six months, or three or more within a year. Yet for...

Oct 160 min read

NEWSLETTERS

10-16-2024 Newsletter

How our medical system fails those with UTI

Oct 115 min read

How our medical system fails those with UTI

There is a failure in our medical system. Those living with chronic UTI can tell this story like the back of their hand: a tale of going...

Sep 254 min read

What is Phage Therapy anyway?

Although bacteriophage therapy–or “phages” for short–has been a successful alternative to antibiotics for over a century in Eastern...

Sep 171 min read

Charmaine's Story

My infections are chronic - meaning every single day. It started in 2018 when I thought I had a terrible back ache. I went to the GP and...

Mental Health and Suicidal Ideation with Chronic UTI

Aug 314 min read

Mental Health and Suicidal Ideation with Chronic UTI

Those with chronic UTI are no stranger to stigma. Although the illness is globally prevalent with over 400 million cases in 2019 alone,...

Biofilm Lifestyle in Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections

Jan 121 min read

Biofilm Lifestyle in Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) represent one of the most common infections that are frequently encountered in health care facilities....

Nov 11, 20231 min read

Cystitis Unmasked

The late James Malone-Lee was an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at University College London (UCL). For 37 years as a clinical scientist...

Aug 26, 20231 min read

Inês' Story

I had my first infection at 14 and two more infections during adolescence.. Then, in 2020, I had two infections diagnosed with ecoli and...

Tarnished gold—the “standard” urine culture:

Jul 30, 20231 min read

Tarnished gold—the “standard” urine culture:

reassessing the characteristics of a criterion standard for detecting urinary microbes July 2023 Linda Brubaker 1. Toby C. Chai 2. ...

UTI Through the LifeSpan - A Patient Perspective

Jul 6, 20231 min read

UTI Through the LifeSpan - A Patient Perspective

UTI Health Alliance was invited to speak at a CAIRIBU Connections Collaborative.. Five patients shared their powerful stories while...

Persistent and chronic UTI is often misdiagnosed leading to improper treatment...

May 2, 20231 min read

Persistent and chronic UTI is often misdiagnosed leading to improper treatment...

...lack of symptom resolution, increased healthcare expenditure and decreased quality of life for patients. What are Persistent and...

Apr 30, 20233 min read

FLARE - May 2023

UTI Health Alliance has made its entrance into the world and is beginning to flourish. We started by creating a patient advocacy . . .

Why Do Some People Get UTIs Over and Over?

Apr 14, 20235 min read