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This article about advice for ostomy nurses is one in a series that make up the transcript of our OstomyLife Roundtable Discussion Panel from WOCN 2018.
Insurance Commissioner Kreidler’s Statement on ACA Lawsuit’s Threat to Pre-Existing Conditions Coverage – By Emily Boerger for State of Reform Oral arguments begin Wednesday in the Texas v. the United States lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. The lawsuit, which is led by 20 attorneys general and governors, argues that the repeal of the tax… Continue reading Insurance Commissioner Kreidler’s Statement on ACA Lawsuit’s Threat to Pre-Existing Conditions Coverage
Most New Moms Breastfeed, But Many Stop Too Soon, CDC Says – By Robert Preidt for CBS News “We are pleased that most U.S. babies start out breastfeeding and over half are still breastfeeding at 6 months of age,” said Dr. Ruth Petersen, director of CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity. Most new… Continue reading Most New Moms Breastfeed, But Many Stop Too Soon, CDC Says
The FDA has released a letter to manufacturers, healthcare professionals and hospitals encouraging use of ENFit connectors to reduce risk of patient injury.
In this video, Laura Cox conducts an interview with Eric Polsinelli, who has an ileostomy. They dicuss Eric's life before and after surgery.
In this article, we give tips to keep your urological health at its best and link to our other articles about visiting a urologist and more.
A good social story helps us teach our two sons with Down syndrome many of the social nuances that don’t come easily to them.
In this article from D CEO HEALTHCARE learn why NRC Health picked Scottish Rite hospital for the for the fourth year in a row.
In this article from CNN, learn about the ways the internet is changing the way you see a doctor - and all the good and bad that can come from it.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It turns out that California and the Trump administration do agree on at least one thing: Don’t mess with coffee. Trump’s hand-picked food and drug czar, Scott Gottlieb, said Wednesday that he “strongly supports” a proposal by officials in Sacramento to exempt the morning elixir from the state’s list of known cancer-causing compounds despite… Continue reading Cancer, Schmancer. In California, Coffee Is King
My 89-year-old mother loves to swim but she has found that the pouch fills with water when she gets into the pool. What can we do to fix this?We recently had someone reach out to our Facebook community with a similar question, and several of our OstomyLife community members responded with their own advice.
