Xu Xiaozhao, a colon cancer survivor and Olympic torchbearer, has developed a free Android app aimed at improving professional nursing care for ostomy patients in China. The app consists of two parts, ...

I was 21 when I first became an ileostomy patient. An ileostomy is when the last part of the small intestine (ileum) is connected to a hole in the abdomen called a stoma, which allows stool to leave ...

Ostomy patients using a new type of skin barrier product--infused with ceramides that play an essential role in the normal barrier function of the skin--experience lower costs of care, according to a ...

Former nurse becomes award-winning photographer and health advocate after genetic disorder diagnosis ...

November 29, 2022 – Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits – often involving ostomy-related complications, ...

A gut rehab surgery in 2016 left Debbie Kinder, 58, with an ileostomy that diverts waste from her small intestine to a wearable pouch. She started keeping her supplies — pouches, odor eliminators, ...

Five years ago, retired Miami attorney Hal Spaet learned he had bladder cancer. Surgeons removed his bladder and performed a urostomy to eliminate urine. Still dazed from anesthesia, Spaet was not ...