CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County circuit judge says she’ll decide at a later date if the state’s health care provider for jail inmates was in contempt of court by not abiding by an order calling ...

For many people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery can bring lifesaving treatment but also lasting changes.

— Ostomy reversal. Surgery is used to reattach the colon to the rectum or anus and close off the temporary ostomy. Patients with colon cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes often receive ...

Deputies in Kanawha County are asking for the public’s help finding a teenage boy who has been reported missing.Joseph Lawrence, 14, was last seen about 10:30 a West Virginia Senate bill would ...

Abdominal wall hernias through a standard midline laparotomy occur at high rates, in the range of 10%. Primary repair of such hernia defects has been associated with recurrence rates in the range of ...

Patients can be reassured that delays in stoma reversal surgery do not affect long-term outcomes according to research funded by Bowel Cancer UK and North West Cancer Research. The Lancaster ...

Patients can be reassured that delays in stoma reversal surgery do not affect long-term outcomes according to research funded by Bowel Cancer UK and North West Cancer Research. The Lancaster ...

Medical malpractice: Suit alleges that medical negligence during a colostomy reversal surgery resulted in improper stapler placement causing rectal damage, leading to respiratory failure, permanent ...

A stoma is an opening that a surgeon creates on a person’s abdomen to allow them to pass bodily waste. Stomas can be lifesaving for people with certain conditions. A person has ostomy surgery to ...