It is estimated that about one in 300 people in Ireland have an ostomy, with around 2,500 new ostomies formed each year across the country. Needless to say, adapting to life after major surgery can ...

The feeding and care instructions we leave say as much about us as they do about our furry companions. By Judith Newman The author has owned her share of dogs, gerbils, iguanas, boa constrictors and ...

With this procedure, a surgically created opening in the abdomen allows bodily waste to be rerouted into what's called a stoma bag, or an ostomy bag, which needs to be emptied and cleaned periodically ...

An ostomy pouch is a collection system you wear on your body following a lifesaving ostomy surgery, which reroutes how your body expels waste. An ostomy pouch collects urine or feces from a stoma, an ...

Americans spend far more on health care than anywhere else in the world but we have the lowest life expectancy among large, wealthy countries. A lot of that can be explained by the unique aspects of ...

Transforming patient care through clarity and simplicity, Duke-NUS Medical School has introduced visual aids or pictograms designed to make medication instructions clearer. Duke-NUS researchers, ...

The health system in the U.S. is failing, a startling new report finds. The U.S. ranks as the worst performer among 10 developed nations in critical areas of health care, including preventing deaths, ...