DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have suffered with interstitial cystitis for the past four years. A urologist treated me for two years by instilling heparin into my bladder. He dismissed me by saying, “I ...

A Reddit search introduced her to the condition that a urologist would eventually confirm was igniting the fire: interstitial ...

Interstitial cystitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (IC/CPPS) is a bladder condition in women that is characterized by chronic irritative bladder symptoms in the presence of sterile urine.

Adherence to standard dialysis infection prevention and control (IPC) measures enabled safe provision of dialysis to patients ...

The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) crafted national standards for hand-washing, mask-wearing and isolating sick patients that most U.S. hospitals follow.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What is interstitial cystitis? Is it due to damaged nerves or bacteria in the bladder? How come doctors can’t treat it? It is very painful. — A.B. ANSWER: Frequent bathroom ...