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 ...

Data on long-term outcomes with antibiotics for appendicitis show that most patients will not experience a recurrence, reported researchers who followed up on patients from the first two randomized ...

(Reuters Health) - Race appears to affect the odds that a child or teen with appendicitis, a painful condition requiring surgery, will get pain medication, particularly opioid medication, according to ...

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Race appears to affect the odds that a child or teen with appendicitis, a painful condition requiring surgery, will get pain medication, particularly opioid medication, according to a new study. “I’ve ...

Although the incidence of appendicitis in the United States has been in decline for many years, the condition still affects approximately seven percent of Americans annually. Although the incidence of ...

What are the Causes of Appendicitis? The common cause of appendicitis is the blockage of the appendiceal lumen. This may be due to some hard stools that have gotten trapped in the appendix which makes ...

Jenny Evans became interested in wellness after a traumatic appendicitis experience in her 20s. She's now a facialist and owns a skincare company, BeautyGrass, that sells CBD-infused products. Evans' ...

Untreated appendicitis may cause your appendix to rupture (burst), resulting in an infection. Symptoms associated with a ruptured appendix include severe abdominal pain, fever, chills, and weakness.

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