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Good Nutrition for Bladder Health

Jun 24, 2025 10:28:42 AM / by ABC Medical posted in independence, Health Tips, Living Well, mental health

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For several thousand years, people have passed down a saying attributed to the Greek philosopher and physician Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Physicians today agree that nutrition and the foods we eat can play an important role in maintaining our health. In today’s article, we will discuss how common foods can negatively or positively impact the urinary tract.

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Common Myths about Catheters and Ostomies - Debunked

Jun 24, 2025 10:09:42 AM / by ABC Medical posted in independence, Health Tips, Living Well, mental health

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There’s a lot of misinformation out there about using catheters or living with an ostomy. Whether you’re newly adjusting or have been managing your condition for years, it’s easy to draw conclusions from outdated or even incorrect assumptions. At ABC Medical, we’re here to provide clarity, comfort, and real answers!

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How Does the Urinary System Work?

May 27, 2025 9:52:01 AM / by ABC Medical posted in active life, education, Living Well, Bladder Health

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If you have a neurogenic bladder condition, it is helpful to understand how your urinary system works. The urinary system includes the kidneys, bladder, urethra, sphincters, and specific muscles. All these parts work together with the nervous system to filter waste and remove it from the body as urine. 

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Be Kind to Yourself: Tips to Improve Physical & Mental Well-Being

May 8, 2025 9:49:31 AM / by ABC Medical posted in independence, Health Tips, Living Well, mental health

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From an early age, we begin to develop routines around how our bodies work in different situations, including how and when we go to the bathroom. When those established norms change unexpectedly, it can rock your world physically and emotionally.

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Life with Confidence After a Spinal Cord Injury: How Navigator Can Help

May 7, 2025 10:05:52 AM / by ABC Medical posted in independence, spinal cord injury

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After a spinal cord injury (SCI), transitioning to life at home after hospitalization and rehab care means learning a whole new set of skills. It also involves discovering where to find the resources and support that can help you feel confident and in control of your own life and journey.

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Serving Up Success: Fall 2024 Scholarship Winner Isabel Einwich

Mar 27, 2025 3:00:00 PM / by ABC Medical posted in adaptive sports, wheelchair tennis, scholarship stories, wheelchair athlete, spina bifida

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ABC Medical recently awarded one of our biannual $1,000 scholarships to high school junior Isabel Einwich. She’s a gifted student from Wichita, Kansas, and a multi-sport athlete in track, adaptive golf, archery and tennis. 

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3 Must-read Tips for Life After Prostate Cancer Treatment

Mar 20, 2025 1:54:22 PM / by ABC Medical posted in active life, independence, prostate cancer, Mens Health

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There are many effective treatments for prostate cancer, but their side effects can be uncomfortable to handle. If you’ve received treatment but are having a hard time with any side effects, it’s important to know these can be managed, and they often improve over time. 

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4 Ways ABC Medical’s CWOC Nurse Helps Make Customers’ Lives Easier

Jan 13, 2025 9:31:21 AM / by ABC Medical posted in customer service

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Amy Landrum, AGNP-C, CWOCN, is a nurse practitioner, so she doesn’t beat around the bush.

“I’m here to help people and their caregivers who are having difficulty with their catheter and ostomy supplies,” she says.  

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Digital Ordering Is Here: ABC Medical’s Online Clinician Portal

Jan 6, 2025 10:01:21 AM / by ABC Medical posted in medical supplies

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, medical suppliers have ramped up efforts to make easier, streamlined digital referral process for our clinician partners. ABC Medical is introducing our Online Clinician Portal, a digital system that speeds up the referral process and allows for cleaner, simpler referral management than faxing ever could.

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6 Tips for Students (and Parents) to Manage an Ostomy at School

Dec 11, 2024 9:35:23 AM / by ABC Medical posted in active life, education, Health Tips, Living Well, Ostomy

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Children who manage an ostomy have a lot on their plate, on top of the regular stressors of navigating school and growing up. About 1 out of every 500 people in the U.S. go through life with an ostomy, so chances are your child is neither the first nor the only one at their school to have one.

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