Appendectomy may lead to harmful changes in the gut microbiome that contribute to colorectal cancer (CRC), a new report from China suggests. In one part of a three-part analysis, researchers observed ...

Unfortunately for Tyrese Maxey and friends, doing so is likely to be the only path to seeing Joel Embiid return to their lineup this season. Even then, it's unclear if Embiid will actually come back ...

Joel Embiid battled through injuries again during the 76ers playoff run, which brings up some interesting questions about his ...

An appendectomy, or appendix removal, is the primary treatment for an appendix that is inflamed or has burst. An inflamed appendix can lead to life threatening complications, so an appendectomy is ...

Appendectomy may be a useful addition to medical therapy for preventing relapse of ulcerative colitis among patients in remission. At 1 year, 36% of patients in the appendectomy group had a relapse ...

Bianca Andreescu will delay the start of her 2025 season after undergoing an appendectomy. The 2019 U.S. Open champion said Thursday in an Instagram Story post that she had planned to compete in the ...

Joel Embiid was discharged from a Texas hospital and is headed back to Philadelphia after undergoing appendectomy surgery.

An appendectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your appendix, the small tube connected to your large intestine in the lower right side of your belly. It’s not completely clear what role the ...

Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized non-inferiority trial showed. For nearly 850 children with available primary outcome ...

An Arvada West High School senior nearly missed one of the biggest nights of her life after a sudden medical emergency, but ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

The Philadelphia 76ers played their way into the 2026 playoffs thanks to a win over the Orlando Magic. They did it without Joel Embiid in the lineup, with maybe some hope that he'd return if they did ...