Adjusting to life with an ostomy can be challenging, both physically and financially. From finding the right pouching system to managing daily care, it often takes time, patience and the ...

Wed., Oct. 18, 2017 Phil Moyle, a retired geologist, has had an ileostomy for about 32 years. He’s also a member of a local support group and the editor of a regional newsletter that serves ostomates ...

STUART — United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) estimates that 725,000 to 1 million people are living with an ostomy or continent diversion in the United States. An ostomy is a type of surgery ...

Abdominal wall hernias through a standard midline laparotomy occur at high rates, in the range of 10%. Primary repair of such hernia defects has been associated with recurrence rates in the range of ...

For patients who have undergone ostomy surgery, daily life may at first be difficult. The right products and support network, however, can help them live comfortable lives. When Donna Byfield, a ...

FLINT, MI -- A Flint man says his appendix burst, he had to have a piece of his colon removed and now must use a colostomy bag after he was refused medical care while inside the Genesee County Jail.