Appendicitis. Illustration of a human appendix, showing it red and inflamed in appendicitis. The appendix is a narrow finger-shaped tube that branches off the first part of the large intestine (caecum ...

Hackensack Meridian Children's Health pediatric general surgeon Margaret M. McGuire, M.D, FACS,FAAP., was the first surgeon at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical ...

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The Dancing with the Stars alum urged fans, "If you have pain in your abdomen, please have it checked out because it could be something very serious" Carrie Ann Inaba is giving thanks for her health ...

The appendix was long thought to be useless. It’s removed in cases of appendicitis — inflammation that's especially common in ...

A 20-year-old got over the pain of his appendectomy - then he got his bill. Jan. 1, 2014— -- When a 20-year-old man got over the pain of having his burst appendix removed in October, he got hit ...

Autistic teen Emmanuel Gonzales-Garcia remains in ORR custody, sparking community and political calls for his release.

SEATTLE, Wash. - A routine appendectomy nearly turned fatal after a University of Washington Medical Center doctor allegedly removed part of the wrong organ by mistake. Now, a lawsuit seeks to hold ...