CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County circuit judge says she’ll decide at a later date if the state’s health care provider for jail inmates was in contempt of court by not abiding by an order calling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy of Renee Welsh Renee Welsh had a colostomy when she was 32 because of severe Crohn's disease. Now, she's built a TikTok ...

Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients have a ...

A permanent ostomy bag and a long recovery are often associated with colorectal cancer surgery, but according to a surgeon at Baylor College of Medicine, advances in the field mean that these concerns ...

SAGINAW, MI — Before Shontee R. McMillan was a model, she was self-conscious, depressed and suicidal as a result of a surgery that left her with an ostomy bag. She was diagnosed with rectal cancer in ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In November 2021, 29-year-old Holly Fleet was in an emergency ward, ...

KUSA - Saturday is the national Ostomy Awareness Day. This day is being used to bring attention to both ostomies and continent diversion-type surgeries. Although there are different types of ostomies, ...

Kohchise Jackson alleges he suffered in prison wearing a colostomy bag because former MDOC contractor Corizon Health didn't ...

LANSING, Mich. – A former Michigan inmate is suing state jail and prison health care providers, saying he didn't get needed surgery. Former prisoner Kohchise Jackson, who was incarcerated in prisons ...