When I joined the stoma care team at Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), I was welcomed into a passionate, patient-centred service. But it quickly became apparent that something ...

During this surgery, one end of the large intestine is brought through the abdominal wall by creating an opening in the skin known as a stoma. A pouch is then fitted to the opening, collecting faeces.

Michael Bolton is sharing new details about a somber health diagnosis he's been navigating over the last year and a half. Bolton, 72, said he initially learned that he had glioblastoma in December ...

The singer opens up to PEOPLE in this week's cover about facing his glioblastoma diagnosis with his family by his side and his sense of humor intact Ashley Abel Michael Bolton’s voice has seen ...

Joel Dommett was among the stars limping in pain after this year’s TCS London Marathon (Picture: Bob Grey/Backgrid/Instagram) It’s time to celebrate for Joel ...

The small intestine eliminates waste into a disposable bag worn over the surgical wound opening, or stoma. A proctocolectomy is a last-resort procedure for people with inflammatory bowel disease ...

Watch for infections. Keep the spot on your skin where the tube goes into your abdomen — the stoma — clean and dry. Check it every day for irritation, redness, swelling, or infection.

The mum of a Lanarkshire schoolboy, who is adapting to life wearing a stoma after years of feeling unwell, has praised the care and treatment he received. Ashley Guild's eight-year-old son Joey ...

Michael Bolton, the Grammy-winning artist who gave the world soulful hits for decades, is now battling against the most aggressive kind of brain cancer. In a recent interview with PEOPLE, the singer ...