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Appendicitis is a painful swelling and infection of the appendix. The appendix is a fingerlike pouch attached to the large intestine and located in the lower right area of the abdomen. Scientists are not sure what the appendix does, if anything, but removing it does not appear to affect a person’s health. The inside of the appendix is called the appendiceal lumen. Mucus created by the appendix travels through the appendiceal lumen and empties into the large intestine.
Study highlights inequities in emergency care for unintentional ingestions in children

Study highlights inequities in emergency care for unintentional ingestions in children

Study shows antipsychotic drugs increase health risks in dementia patients

Study shows antipsychotic drugs increase health risks in dementia patients

Medical clowns boost sleep quality and reduce hospital stay for children, study finds

Medical clowns boost sleep quality and reduce hospital stay for children, study finds

Women and minorities bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis

Women and minorities bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis

Study describes health outcomes following simultaneous vaccination with monovalent primary series COVID-19 vaccines

Study describes health outcomes following simultaneous vaccination with monovalent primary series COVID-19 vaccines

He returned to the US for his daughter’s wedding. He left with a $42,000 hospital bill.

He returned to the US for his daughter’s wedding. He left with a $42,000 hospital bill.

She sued a hospital and lost — but felt she’d won

She sued a hospital and lost — but felt she’d won

Researchers discover a previously unknown mechanism that drives aging

Researchers discover a previously unknown mechanism that drives aging

Racial differences may reflect inequities in access to surgical care for Black, Latino, and Asian children

Racial differences may reflect inequities in access to surgical care for Black, Latino, and Asian children

When malpractice occurs at community health centers, taxpayers pay

When malpractice occurs at community health centers, taxpayers pay

Some rural hospitals are in such bad shape, local governments are practically giving them away

Some rural hospitals are in such bad shape, local governments are practically giving them away

PCORI approves $258 million funding to support 26 new health care-related studies

PCORI approves $258 million funding to support 26 new health care-related studies

Should siRNA-based antivirals be added to the COVID toolbox?

Should siRNA-based antivirals be added to the COVID toolbox?

Outpatient antibiotic management of patients with appendicitis is safe, helps avoid surgery

Outpatient antibiotic management of patients with appendicitis is safe, helps avoid surgery

‘Watch and wait’ approach may improve outcomes for very frail patients than emergency surgery

‘Watch and wait’ approach may improve outcomes for very frail patients than emergency surgery

Evaluating the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in younger children

Evaluating the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in younger children

Pediatric study links neighborhood-level factors to timely surgical care access

Pediatric study links neighborhood-level factors to timely surgical care access

New blood test quickly detects COVID-19 infection and disease severity

New blood test quickly detects COVID-19 infection and disease severity

Using lab-grown stomachs to shed light on the symptoms of COVID-19

Using lab-grown stomachs to shed light on the symptoms of COVID-19

RCSI study highlights the impact of pandemic on patients having emergency surgery

RCSI study highlights the impact of pandemic on patients having emergency surgery

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