Several hours after admission, he states that he is experiencing palpitations and an ECG is obtained. The initial part of the ...

In primates, there is so much variation that even individuals of the same species can possess an appendix while others don't!

Gallstones, hernias and appendicitis are turning up earlier than before. Doctors explain how sedentary lives, processed diets and weight gain are driving more surgical cases ...

For patients who received antibiotics for uncomplicated acute appendicitis, rates of recurrence and subsequent appendectomy ...

For decades, the human appendix was casually dismissed as a “useless” vestige. Modern research and clinical experience, however, suggest that this small, narrow pouch, attached to the cecum in the ...

"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert cancelled this week's episodes while he recovers from an appendectomy, he announced on Threads. "Going forward, all emails to my appendix will be handled by my ...

On Friday April 20th, 2018 the world learned about the loss of progressive house music artist and producer Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii. While the cause of death has not yet been released, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a soon-to-be 85-year-old healthy woman. I take a statin and baby aspirin (I assume because of my age) and have my gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) under control. I have ...

A 17-year-old boy was shot while riding his e-bike in Phoenix but managed to flag down a fire truck for help before being taken to the hospital. The teenager's mother is desperate for answers, as ...

12-year-old Cohoes resident, Charlee Dawson, just came home after a lifesaving surgery in Ohio. What started as abdominal pain soon turned into months of diagnoses, with a final diagnosis of Pediatric ...

COHOES, N.Y. (News10) — 12-year-old Cohoes resident, Charlee Dawson, just came home after a lifesaving surgery in Ohio. What started as abdominal pain soon turned into months of diagnoses, with a ...