Beyond the Symptoms | An Expert Interview Series by LUF | Live UTI Free
Beyond the Symptoms is an interview series by Live UTI Free (LUF) that explores the science, solutions, and stories behind pelvic health, UTIs, and chronic urinary infections.
Host Melissa Kramer engages in deep conversations with leading medical experts, researchers, and healthcare innovators who share breakthrough insights beyond conventional diagnoses and treatments.
Each episode uncovers cutting-edge research on biofilms, embedded infections, antibiotic resistance, and innovative diagnostic approaches while examining how these conditions impact quality of life. Whether you're a patient navigating recurrent UTIs, interstitial cystitis, or chronic pelvic pain, a healthcare practitioner seeking evidence-based approaches, or a curious mind interested in women's health advocacy, this podcast provides actionable information about complex pelvic health conditions.
Episodes feature world-renowned urologists, urogynecologists, researchers, and patient advocates sharing clinical insights and practical strategies.
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Beyond the Symptoms | An Expert Interview Series by LUF | Live UTI Free
Latest Episodes
Catheter UTIs, Fibrinogen, and Bladder Cancer Risk | Dr. Ana Flores-Mireles with Live UTI Free
Catheter-associated UTIs (CAUTIs) don't follow the same rules as uncomplicated UTIs, and most patients are never told why. In this episode, host Melissa Kramer, PhD, talks with microbiologist Dr. Ana Flores-Mireles of the University of Notre Da...
Anti-Biofilm Therapy for Chronic UTI | Prof. Begoña Heras and Dr. Jason Paxman with Live UTI Free
If you've been stuck in a cycle of recurrent UTIs that antibiotics can't seem to clear, this episode is for you. Melissa sits down with Professor Bogoña Heras and Dr. Jason Paxman, structural biologists from La Trobe University in Australia ...
Why Standard UTI Tests Fail & What Immunotherapy Could Change | Dr. Malcolm Starkey with Live UTI Free
Standard urine cultures have dominated UTI diagnosis for over 70 years, yet they were never designed for this purpose. In this episode, Melissa speaks with Dr. Malcolm Starkey, a scientist at Monash University who leads the Urinary Tract Dis...
EAT-UP Trial: Extended Antibiotic Treatment for Chronic UTI | Dr. Kiren Gill and Dr. Harry Horsley with Live UTI Free (LUF)
A clinical trial that defines chronic UTI and tests a treatment protocol designed around it has been a long time coming. In this episode of the Live UTI Free podcast, host Dr. Melissa Kramer sits down with Dr. Kiran Gill and Dr. Harry Horsle...
Chronic UTI Prevention, Bladder Tea, & D-Mannose | Julia Anditsch with Live UTI Free (LUF)
What if your bladder isn’t working against you, but trying to tell you something? In this episode of the Live UTI Free podcast, host Melissa Kramer sits down with Julia Anditsch, founder of Die Blase (German for “The Bladder”), an international...
