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Urinary Tract Infections: The burning problem

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  • Speech-to-text
  • British Sign Language
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Claudia Hammond, Photo: Kathleen Arundell. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

More than 50 per cent of women worldwide will develop a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime. For most the infection is mild, but it can become more serious by spreading into the kidneys and even leading to sepsis if improperly treated. In some cases infections can become chronic and last for months or even years. 

Join Claudia Hammond and a panel of experts as they delve into the latest evidence on why UTIs are such a persistent and common health problem. They’ll discuss the current methods for treatment and what the future might hold for this burning problem in women’s health.

Claudia will present the evening and interview the speakers. Then the audience will have the chance to ask questions. You can participate or just listen in.

The event will be recorded and edited into a programme to be broadcast on the BBC World Service as part of ‘The Evidence’ series. After broadcast, episodes of 'The Evidence' will be available on the BBC website.

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Location

We’ll be in the Reading Room on level 2. You can walk up the spiral staircase to the Reading Room door, or take the lift up and then head left from the Library Desk.

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If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.

Speech-to-text

This event will be live-transcribed. The captions will be displayed on a screen in-venue.

British Sign Language

This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.

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Claudia Hammond

Presenter

Claudia Hammond is an award-winning broadcaster, writer and psychology lecturer. She is the presenter of ‘All in the Mind’ and ‘Mind Changers’ on BBC Radio 4, and ‘The Evidence’ and ‘Health Check’ on the BBC World Service.