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WATCHING her son doubled over in agony on the hospital bed, Hannah Amer begged doctors to act quickly to remove the metal ...

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Growing up with a chronic illness, Sara Levitt was forced to undergo emergency colon surgery that left her with an ostomy bag. At age 13, Levitt, from Montreal, Canada, thought her life was over and ...

Debbie Kinder of Charleston, West Virginia has used an ostomy bag for around four years. Her nonprofit, Kinder's Closet, ...

Mum Hannah Whateley is calling for a ban on magnetic beads after her one-year-old daughter accidentally swallowed some.

A baby underwent a horror seven-hour surgery to remove her bowel after swallowing toy magnetic balls. One-year-old Araya ...