Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Initial antibiotic treatment was successful in 88% to 95% of patients. At 25 years, 60% treated with antibiotics ...

One day last month, a sudden, intense pain shot through the pit of my stomach.The diagnosis I was given at the hospital, ...

That sudden pain in your abdomen might just be indigestion—or it could be something far more serious. When it comes to appendicitis, knowing the difference could save your life. This potentially ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Since January, my goal with this column has been to educate the public on paradigm-shifting information related to musculoskeletal pain. This past month, however, I was provided the first-hand ...

Ten-year follow-up results showed that 37.8% of patients who received antibiotics versus appendectomy had a true recurrence of appendicitis. Overall, cumulative complication rates at 10 years were ...

Strep throat and appendicitis are separate conditions, and there is no evidence that strep throat leads to appendicitis. Sometimes, strep throat causes abdominal pain, which can mimic appendicitis.

Bindi Irwin has reportedly been rushed to hospital in the United States to undergo emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. According to brother Robert Irwin, “she’s going to be OK”, however the ...