Diagnostic tampon can detect STIs, UTIs and yeast infections without office visit

Diagnostic tampon can detect STIs, UTIs and yeast infections without office visit

Say goodbye to the stirrups. Women’s health startup Daye is selling a “vaginal microbiome test” in the form of a tampon that users wear and then mail back for screening — and it can detect everything from infections to possible fertility issues. Daye’s diagnostic tampon can detect different bacteria with an at-home test. Daye Daye … Read more

Meat ‘riddled’ with E. coli causes half a million UTIs in US annually: study

Meat ‘riddled’ with E. coli causes half a million UTIs in US annually: study

Urinary tract infections are more than an uncomfortable nuisance. Foodborne bacteria could be behind more than a half-million UTIs in the US each year, according to worrisome new findings from experts who also warn that deaths caused by the same bacteria that bring about UTIs — E. coli — could be on the rise. “We’re … Read more

We’re Treating UTIs All Wrong. Here’s How We Fix That.

We’re Treating UTIs All Wrong. Here’s How We Fix That.

If you are alive and in possession of a vagina, chances are you will have a urinary tract infection at some point in your life. UTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections, which might lead you to assume that modern medicine has nearly perfected its treatment options for this uncomfortable and potentially dangerous … Read more