Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Introduction The cecum is the first part of the large bowel. Cecectomy is a sufficient treatment for some patients, avoiding overtreatment by ileocolic resection. PurposeThe goal of this study was to ...

For decades, the human appendix was casually dismissed as a “useless” vestige. Modern research and clinical experience, however, suggest that this small, narrow pouch, attached to the cecum in the ...

Courtney is a registered nurse with over 13 years of experience in the clinical setting, helping individuals navigate their way through their healthcare journeys. She has been in the frontlines ...

You will be redirected to our submission process. The study of emerging and zoonotic viral diseases represents a critical area in infectious disease research, with implications for human, animal, and ...

A young child being treated for appendicitis actually had a rare, deadly parasite living in her abdomen. The 10-year-old girl had been living in Switzerland for six months after migrating from Eritrea ...

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Background: Acute appendicitis is a leading cause of surgical emergencies in children, with ultrasound (US) emerging as a preferred diagnostic tool due to its lack of radiation and cost-effectiveness.

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Texas Breast and Cervical Cancer Services (BCCS) provides the following guidance to health care providers and grantees to facilitate their determination of qualifying diagnoses for Medicaid for Breast ...

Note: Incomplete MBCC applications must not be submitted to BCCS. the final pathology report with the biopsy-confirmed, qualifying diagnosis and with no highlighting; recent treatment plan or progress ...

Most people only ever think about their appendix if it needs to be removed. But a worrying new trend is rewriting this narrative, as appendix cancer is on the rise in younger generations. A study ...