SINGAPORE – Many cat owners have heard of Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD), but a common misconception is that it refers to one specific disease. In fact, FLUTD is an umbrella term for ...

Health risks of Urinary Tract Infection: What starts as a simple UTI can become severe if untreated. Bacteria can travel from the bladder to the kidneys, causing kidney infections (pyelonephritis) ...

Oklahoma pet owners should be aware of histoplasmosis, a fungal infection found in soil, bird droppings, and bat droppings. “It’s not spread from cat to cat or cat to people,” said Dr. Rebekah ...

It seemed our 15-year-old mixed breed short-haired cat developed a swelling on the bridge of her nose in about one or two months along with some sneezing. We didn’t think too much of it until one day ...

Handling raw meat properly can go a long way in reducing your risk, experts say. A recent study out of Southern California found that meat contaminated with E. coli bacteria could be a driver of ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

A new international study has uncovered a concerning lack of public understanding about cystitis and urinary tract infections (UTIs) - common health issues that disproportionately affect women. The ...

Federal health officials are warning that certain lots of raw cat food may be contaminated with H5N1 bird flu after a pet cat in San Francisco that ate the food became infected with the virus and had ...