Sheila Thompson, RN CPHQ

If your child is still wetting the bed, you’re not alone—and more importantly, it’s not their fault. Bedwetting is common, treatable, and almost always temporary. Here’s what parents need to know to help their child with confidence. Bedwetting at night is called nocturnal enuresis and it may continue to occur in older kids and even teens. It happens more often than you probably think, but it can be frustrating and worrisome. Primary enuresis is when a child has always wet the bed and has...

Picture two mid-life women fanning themselves in a waiting room. One leaves her appointment armed with coping tips and a prescription for hormone replacement therapy; the other is met with a shrug and opts to just ride it out. Can you guess what was different about these two women? For something half the population experiences, menopause remains surprisingly misunderstood. And for women from marginalized racial and ethnic groups, it can be both misunderstood and undertreated. Menopause 101...

Ozempic, Wegovy, Moujaro, Zepbound…these medications have been all over the media as the latest trend in weight loss drugs, but did you know they were developed for another purpose? What are GLP-1 agonists? Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is a naturally occurring human hormone. When a person eats or drinks, the body responds by releasing GLP-1 from the small intestine. This triggers the pancreas to release insulin while suppressing the release of glucagon, slows gastric emptying, and...