Jearlean Taylor, a 51-year-old Baltimore model, said she has been embarrassed about her colostomy and urstomy bags since she was a child. Those who have had ostomy surgeries know there’s nothing ...

Several urostomy pouch systems are available, each with unique features and benefits. One-piece and two-piece urostomy bags are the most common, but drainable and closed-end pouches are also available ...

The Charlottetown Ostomy Peer Support Group will hit the trails this Saturday as a step to end the stigma some people feel about having an ostomy. An ostomy creates a hole called a stoma in the ...

Medicare considers ostomy bags and related supplies as prosthetic devices. This means Medicare should cover them as long as they’re ordered by a doctor or other healthcare professional who works with ...

A Toronto woman is harnessing the power of social media in an effort to reduce the stigma around ostomy bags in an evolving campaign that has spanned over a decade. In her latest effort, Jessica ...