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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Individuals with disorders of the nervous system or urinary tract may experience urinary retention. Urinary retention means the bladder does not empty completely, or at all, without assistance. Urinary retention can cause serious complications if left untreated. For many individuals, intermittent catheterization is a successful way to manage urinary retention.
Giving diet advice for people with a stoma can be tricky because there are different types of stomas, and diet needs can vary after bowel surgery. Some people may need to change their diet temporarily, while others might need long-term adjustments.
Have you been prescribed a catheter? Are you worried that it will be painful? Inserting a catheter as a new user may be a little uncomfortable, but it shouldn’t be painful.
An enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), affects up to 50% of men between the ages of 51 and 60. It’s also a common cause of urinary retention, which is the inability to fully empty the bladder.
Twice each year, ABC Medical awards $1,000 scholarships to three individuals in the areas of academics, adaptive sports, and community service. Every time, we’re blown away by each applicant’s drive and determination.
