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👀 TITS UP, THIS IS IMPORTANT

The FDA has approved a new antibiotic for UTI’s for the first time in 30, yes, THIRTY years.

You know that feeling. The burn. The constant urge to pee. Having to take antibiotics is never fun.
The different bacteria that can cause urinary tract infections are becoming increasingly more resistant to standard antibiotics making UTI’s more difficult to treat.

“More than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A 2019 study found resistance to at least one drug in more than 92% of bacteria that can cause UTIs. Around 80% showed resistance to at least two.”

Dr. Candace Granberg, a pediatric urologist and surgeon-in-chief at Mayo Clinic Children’s in Rochester, Minnesota explains “In simple terms, this new antibiotic works its magic by using a novel binding method to block a bacteria’s ability to replicate,”

The current, generic version is likely to still be widely used due to a higher cost and brand name with the new one, but having some diversity in treatment options could help with the drug resistance issue overall.

Read more here.

📰 MORE NEWS ABOUT YOUR BODY

• A new study has ranked all 50 US states based on women’s healthcare. The study focused on maternal and newborn health, listening to women and supporting families. California took first with Alaska in the rear. Read more here.
  Stay Abreast take: Cheers to states like CA and MA who are in the lead but what about those being left behind in the bottom ranking states? What can be done to improve the care in the states that are lagging behind?

• Young women ages 18-25 are out-drinking their male peers according to research. Binge drinking has been classified as 15 drinks per week for men, 8 for women and from 2021-2023 women have been reporting higher rates of binge drinking. What are the risks? Read more here.

  Stay Abreast take: While middle-aged men are still in the lead for the greatest alcohol consumption, what is the root of the larger problem with the consumption rates of younger women? Couldn’t be the economy, the lack of affordable resources or housing, the state of reproductive rights, or maybe the cost of a therapy session… OR could this be in response to more young women having more discretionary income in a corporate world?

• The UK legally defines the term ‘Woman’ as someone who is biologically born female, excluding transgender women. “Amnesty International U.K. described the ruling as “disappointing,” but said it is “important to stress that the court has been clear that trans people are protected under the Equality Act against discrimination and harassment.” Read more here.

  Stay Abreast take: With safety of people being of the utmost importance, this certainly is cause for concern for US citizens who identify as transgender.

🤔 What We’re Wondering this Week

🦷🪥Is our oral health an indicator of our health as a whole?
YEP. According to Dr. Staci Whitman, our oral health serves as a mirror for the the health of our gut microbiome, cardiac health and even fertility. Don’t skip that floss, babe. Listen more here.

🚀👩‍🚀What could you do with 28 million dollars?

• Live on a cruiseship for 121 years

• Pay for roughly 10 million school lunches

• Pay for 500 public school teacher salaries

• Buy 3,862,068 nurses a coffee

• Go to therapy every day for 363 years

• Get 112,000 facials (that’s one a day for 306 years)

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