Life with a stoma: ‘It’s not a bag for life, it’s a bag for living’
Stephen Blakely hopes his TikTok content will help others with any stigma of using a stoma.
Stephen Blakely hopes his TikTok content will help others with any stigma of using a stoma.
For many struggling with obesity, new medications have been “a gift,” as Oprah Winfrey recently described it in declaring she was “done with the shaming.” Investors in drug manufacturers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly might use the same term for the returns they’ve realized over the past year. U.S.-listed shares of Novo Nordisk, the maker…
Children with speech problems could not access therapy during Covid – but now some are getting expert help.
Some 35% of U.S. adults have gone online in an attempt to diagnose their health symptoms — and now Google is revealing which conditions they were most curious about this year. The search engine giant has released its annual “Year in Search,” which breaks down the top queries for everything from news and entertainment to…
With all the changes in cosmetic surgery trends — from lip injections to implants and filler removal — we asked plastic surgeons about the process of dissolving fillers and whether there are any risks associated with the reversals that are making headlines. This is what experts recommend that people know before getting procedures so that…
A spokesperson for NHS England said: “While local NHS trusts are each responsible for their own medicines policy, NHS England has commissioned a range of support, information and resources for organisations on this issue, which have been used by hundreds of health professionals – we will continue to encourage their use so patients in hospital…
Like most workplace accidents, the tragedy that took place at a Wisconsin sawmill in June didn’t have to happen. In fact, Michael Schuls, a high school student who had turned 16 just weeks before his death, should never have been trying to unjam a stick stacker machine at Florence Hardwoods in the first place. So…