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Interstitial Cystitis (bladder pain syndrome)

Bladder pain syndrome (also called interstitial cystitis or painful bladder syndrome) is a chronic (long-term) pain condition that affects the bladder

Another Step Forward to Addressing Women’s Cardio Health Inequalities

MINOCA, or myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries, a condition that accounts for 6 to 15 percent of heart attacks and is 3 times more common among women than men with heart attack

How Best to Protect Your Unborn Child against Whooping Cough and Influenza

Both influenza and Tdap vaccines reduce the risk to pregnant women against flu and whooping cough to protect babies who are too young to get vaccinated. These vaccines transfer protective antibodies to the baby.

Why Frequent UTI’s Might Be Interstitial Cystitis or Bladder Pain Syndrome

Rather than an infection, IC/BPS is a chronic inflammatory condition. It is thought to be due to the bladder being deficient in its normal “slime layer”, a mucous-like coating that keeps the bladder from being irritated by urine.