A SCHOOLGIRL, 11, died after four doctors “missed her appendicitis”, an inquest has heard. Lacey Brookman’s appendix is ...

USA: A recent study using data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric (NSQIP-P) database has ...

Lacey Brookman passed away after surgery to remove her inflamed appendix which had burst at least two weeks before she was taken to hospital ...

A nineteen-year-old patient who claims physicians mishandled her treatment for appendicitis can’t pursue her lawsuit without divulging her medical records in open court, the Massachusetts Appeals ...

Nonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitis in children is feasible and well tolerated, with a small proportion of patients experiencing recurrent symptoms that require appendectomy ...

Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix, a small, tube-like structure attached to the first part of the large intestine.

When the final seconds elapsed and Anaheim grabbed a 4-2 victory, Gibson recorded the 194th win of his career with a 38-save ...

The thread running through Makary’s harangues is that America’s health care system is getting a lot of things wrong. “Blind ...

In two dramatic rescues on two sides of the Pacific Ocean the US Coast Guard on Tuesday pulled patients from a cruise ship ...

The Chargers have placed Junior Colson on injured reserve with an ankle injury, another setback for the rookie linebacker who ...