UTIs, cancer in young peopole, knee osteoarthritis, and vaccine uptake

TT HealthWatch - May 1, 2026
Elizabeth Tracey and Dr. Richard Lange

This week's topics include treating uncomplicated UTIs in women, factors related to the rise in some cancers in younger people, a new agent for osteoarthritis of the knee, and increasing vaccine uptake.

Program notes:

0:35 Factors regarding vaccine uptake

1:35 Adolescents didn't like human to human

2:35 Free vaccines helpful

3:00 Treating osteoarthritis of the knee

4:00 Dose response to reduce pain score

5:00 Does it elicit an immune response

5:35 Factors in increasing cancer rates in younger people

6:35 Things other than patient attributable factors

7:35 Unregulated growth with exposure

8:00 Treatment of uncomplicated UTIs in women

9:00 Symptoms plus dipstick

10:00 Short courses of antibiotics

11:01 Even single treatment disrupts

11:57 End

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