Brian Austin Green had to get emergency surgery last week after doctors discovered the pain he was feeling in his stomach was actually a perforated appendix. In the clip, the 51-year-old actor ...

"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 ...

Courtney is a registered nurse with over 13 years of experience in the clinical setting, helping individuals navigate their way through their healthcare journeys. She has been in the frontlines ...

For children with a perforated appendix, early appendectomy appears to reduce the time away from normal activities and has fewer adverse events as compared to another common option, the interval ...

Machine learning enabled researchers to identify a genetic biomarker for predicting perforated appendicitis in children presenting with suspected appendicitis, according to a single-center prospective ...

A new study out of Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH says that people who live in rural areas may run a greater risk of having perforated appendix than those in suburban and urban areas. Not ...

HGTV’s Home Town star Erin Napier has experienced her fair share of health scares over the years. From mysterious symptoms to a hospitalization for surgery, Erin managed to come out smiling after all ...

Share on Pinterest “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” returned this week after the host recovered from surgery for a ruptured appendix. Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images Stephen Colbert returned to ...

Does abdominal irrigation decrease the risk for abscess formation after perforated appendicitis? To answer this question, the authors conducted a randomized trial (irrigation vs no irrigation) in 220 ...

For children with a perforated appendix, early appendectomy appears to reduce the time away from normal activities and has fewer adverse events as compared to another common option, the interval ...