Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than 1.6 million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A ...

Common types include umbilical hernias (near the belly button) and inguinal ... or become incarcerated (when the tissue becomes trapped), may require more attention and treatment. A hernia can ...

The rate of tuberculosis while incarcerated is also higher than in the non-carceral ... from natural causes — a combination of cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and an inguinal hernia Medical expertise ...

We want to emphasize that if the patient has an irreducible strangulated inguinal hernia, appendix or bowel necrosis can be found in the hernia sac. Incarcerated groin hernia is very common among ...

Kim Kardashian called on California Governor Gavin Newsom to increase the pay of incarcerated firefighters battling the devastating LA fires. “On all 5 fires in Los Angeles, there are hundreds ...

Kim Kardashian is speaking out in support of a pay raise for incarcerated firefighters. The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star, 44, in an Instagram story on Saturday praised the inmates who ...

Among those attempting to quell these fires are incarcerated persons working in a three-way partnership between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), CAL FIRE, and the ...

As historic wildfires blaze a path of destruction across Los Angeles County in California, hundreds of incarcerated firefighters have been deployed to help battle the flames. Since the fires began ...

Some of the money will go to necessities the incarcerated firefighters say they need — such as new boots, toiletries and other gear, Lewis said. “Whatever they need, we’ll purchase,” he to ...

They are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, plus $1 for active emergencies. As firefighters work to contain the slew of brush fires spreading across Los Angeles County, among the emergency ...

Kim Kardashian, who has increasingly used her celebrity to advocate for criminal justice reform, is calling for higher pay for California’s incarcerated firefighters who are battling L.A.’s ...