Aging, Pelvic Prolapse, Pessary, Uterine Prolapse, VAGINAL PAIN
I was walking through the operating room one day when a cardiac surgeon stopped me and asked for help. “I’m about to do surgery on an older woman and we cannot get a urinary catheter into her bladder. Could you lend us a hand.” The...
Insomnia, menopause symptoms, Sleep, World Sleep Day
Do you wake up tired? Do you find yourself yawning in the middle of the day? A lot of people do. One in four women has some insomnia symptoms, such as trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep, or both. About one in seven adults has chronic (long-term)...
Aging, bereavement, Covid-19, Loss
January 4, 2021 my mom passed away. She was 96. And though that might seem old, to hear her tell it, she still had unfinished business. Things she wanted to do. Places she wanted to go. People she wanted to see. She lived in Houston and I live in Boston....
Colonoscopy, colonoscopy song
March is National Colorectal Cancer Month and according to the CDC, not counting some kinds of skin cancer, colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. It is the third most common cancer in men and in women. For most...
Covid-19, Vaccines are safe
My father-in-law, William Glazier, was a pediatrician for roughly half a century. And he was a really good one. He took care of literally thousands of kids, and their kids, in the greater Boston area. Every Thanksgiving, after the turkey had been eaten and we...
