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 ...

Rachel Cooper, 43, was sent home from hospital with an untreated birth injury and is still suffering years later ...

I didn't know what my life would be like after ostomy surgery, and I was still terrified of my decision to go ahead with the surgical procedure. The surgeon explained how he would surgically remove ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jessica Grossman was faced with a difficult choice when she was 13 years old. "I was so sick that my intestines were basically ...

AN expandable tube that unblocks the bowel before surgery could lead to fewer cancer patients -- diagnosed as emergencies -- needing a colostomy bag. The Cancer Research UK-funded CReST trial ...

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 ...

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 mum-of-three died suddenly in hospital after undergoing routine surgery. Dolores Bollard, 55, went into Mater Private Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, for an operation to stop her from needing to use a ...

I love having a colostomy bag. Don’t believe me? I’m serious. I can even poop while driving… talk about the ultimate multi-tasking device. And I can guarantee that my teenage self would be cringing at ...

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. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Some rectal cancer ...