This week I gave a presentation on incontinence at a retirement home, and afterwards I stuck around to answer questions as I always do. Overwhelmingly, the questions had to do with nocturia, so I thought I'd devote this SharePost to discussing this condition. Nocturia is a condition in which you have to wake up several times during the night... Read more
Whew - that was close! I drove home from work today and after parking decided to run a few errands on foot in my neighborhood since it was warm and sunny. I started at the post office, and after being in there for just about five minutes, I walked outside to find dark and cloudy skies. We Chicagoans have a joke that we live by: if you... Read more
I apologize for my tardiness with this week's blog - I've been invited to present on the topic of Stigma in Healthcare this week at the meeting of the United Ostomy Associations of America, and preparing my presentation has sucked up all of my time. I was at the meeting yesterday meeting many of the patients, and I'm always... Read more
My experience last weekend buying a new car prompted some thinking about what it's like trying to handle and manage incontinence. You may be wondering how exactly an automobile is similar to incontinence, and on the surface the similarities are few, if any. However, the process of selecting the right car for the right person is much like... Read more
We often see the stem cell debate in the political arena presented as a singular, boiled-down talking point designed to sway voters one way or the other. What we miss in the three-second sound bite are the numerous ways in which stem cells are being used to combat health care challenges of all kinds, including leukemia, type 1 diabetes, and... Read more
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