When Bobbie Minshull moved to the Berwick area with husband Ken over 13 years ago, she quickly discovered that the nearest ...

In that case, you may want to avoid: Your nurse will explain in detail how to change your colostomy bag and give you a list of all the supplies you will need. Here are the basic steps to changing ...

TORONTO - Advocates for breast cancer survivors and people who have had ostomy surgeries, such as colostomies, are calling for changes to the way an Ontario program covers certain medical devices ...

The assistive devices program pays $975 per ostomy per year, but the average annual cost for supplies is around $2,500, said Ian MacNeil, who does advocacy and government relations for the society.

Designer Destiny Pinto turns medical devices, such as ostomy bags and hearing aids, into fashion accessories.

She was fitted with a colostomy bag and eventually had “Barbie ... I have a hidden condition and had my backpack on with stoma supplies in. “One lady demanded I remove my backpack even as ...