Everyone experiences stress. At times, stress can be beneficial. It challenges people to grow, shifts thinking, and builds resilience. However…
Around 150,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer each year in the United States, according to the Cancer Research Institute. Increas…
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A former caregiver charged in connection with the 2019 poisoning death of a developmentally disabled woman has been acquitted of felony assault. The Northwest News Network reports Fikirte T. Aseged mistakenly gave cleaning vinegar instead of colonoscopy prep medicine to her 64-year-old client Marion Wilson, Spokane County Superior Court Judge Harold Clarke rendered his verdict this week, saying that while Aseged’s actions met the definition of criminal negligence, he could not find the vinegar was wielded as a weapon — a requirement for conviction based on a prior Supreme Court finding. Aseged reportedly told state investigators she was rushing when she grabbed the bottle.
Average life expectancy has increased by 30 years since 1900. This increase in average life expectancy is due to improved medical practices re…
Getting a colonoscopy is not scary; being diagnosed with Stage 4 rectal cancer at 33 years old is terrifying.
Approximately 140,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer in the U.S. and over 50,000 people die from it annually. It is the third most com…
The American Cancer Society has released new age guidelines for adults of average risk to being colon cancer screening. The new recommended ag…
At a time when health care and insurance costs are the subject of debate on the national and state levels, a lot of people are looking for way…
