#appendicitis — Public Fediverse posts

Celtics set to play Philadelphia 76ers in first round of playoffs https://www.rawchili.com/nba/711948/ #appendicitis #back #Basketball #BigGame #Boston #Celtics #ESPN #FirstRound #GameOne #JaysonTatum #lose #Magic #NBA #NBAPlayoffs #OrlandoMagic #performance #Philadelphia76er #PlayInTournament #playoff #playoffs #score #sixers #team #WednesdayNight #win

#Antibiotics can treat #appendicitis for many patients, no surgery needed
A quarter of a million people get appendicitis every year in the United States, when a blockage or infection inflames the #appendix. For more than a century, doctors treating appendicitis have usually removed the organ, for fear it might rupture and cause severe infection. After 10 years, more than half still did not need an #appendectomy, new data show
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antibiotics-appendicitis-no-surgery
https://archive.ph/1uhm0

Black children suffer ‘more complications’ after appendicitis surgery | Appendicitis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/22/black-children-suffer-more-complications-after-appendicitis-surgery

#Black
#Racism
#RacialBias
#Surgery
#RecoveryFromSurgery
#Complications
#AssociationOfAnaesthetists
#Anaesthesia
#Appendicitis
#HealthInequalities

The 20 ‘most painful' health conditions, according to the NHS
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/medical/the-20-most-painful-health-conditions-according-to-the-nhs/ar-AA1kSjMR?cvid=0891b67d26254255841cf61460de207b&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=7

#Pain
#NHS
#Endometriosis
#SlippedDisc
#Appendicitis
#BrokenBones
#Shingles
#FrozenShoulder
#ClusterHeadaches
#ComplexRegionalPainSyndrome
#CRPS
#HeartAttack
#KidneyStones
#Arthritis
#Gout
#SickleCellDisease
#SickelCell
#Fibromyalgia
#Migraine
#Sciatica
#TrigeminalNeuralgia
#AcutePancreatitus
#StomachUlcer
#PáinAfterSurgery

#WTF 😥?

“Your Appendix Is Not, In Fact, Useless. This Anatomy Professor Explains”, NPR (https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/02/1228474984/appendix-function-appendicitis-gut-health).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39294346

#Appendix #Appendicitis #Health #HumanBody #Organs #Immunity #GutBacteria #Vestige #CharlesDarwin #Biology #Anatomy