Just in time for Thanksgiving, we are having a GeriPal podcast episode dedicated to the humble cranberry (click here to listen) . We discuss the use of cranberries to preventing urinary tract infections with Dr. Manisha Juthani-Mehta. In addition to hearing about something called proanthocyanidin, we discuss her recent publication in JAMA on whether cranberry capsules decrease the presence of bacteriuria plus pyuria in older women living in nursing homes (spoiler alert - they don't). If you want to read more about the paper, as well as a Cochrane review summarizing the evidence for cranberries to prevent urinary tract infections, please check out the following: Juthani-Mehta M, et al. Effect of Cranberry Capsules on Bacteriuria Plus Pyuria Among Older Women in Nursing HomesA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2016;316(18):1879-1887. Jepson RG, et al. Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;10:CD001321. by: Eric Widera