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 ...

Background—Palpation is an important clinical test for jumper's knee. Methods—In 326 junior symptomatic and asymptomatic athletes' tendons, palpation was performed by a single examiner before ...

A man died after repeated pleas for medical help over several days before he was admitted to hospital with appendicitis, an inquest has heard. Adam Ali Hussain, 23, complained of worsening abdominal ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Abstract: Surgeons cannot directly touch the patient’s tissue in robot-assisted minimally invasive procedures. Instead, they must palpate using instruments inserted into the body through trocars. This ...

Appendicitis naturally progresses from uncomplicated (when the appendix is swollen and infected) to complicated (when the appendix tissue dies and/or ruptures). Abdominal pain that moves from the ...

A very rare type of cancer is on a sharp upward trajectory in younger generations, and no one knows why. Recent research in the US reveals that Gen X-ers and Millennials are three to four times more ...

Abstract: Adding haptic feedback has been reported to improve the outcome of minimally invasive robotic surgery. In this study, we seek to determine whether an algorithm based on simulating responses ...

Appendicitis pain often starts near the belly button and moves to the lower-right side of your belly. If you have severe belly pain and think it may be appendicitis, go to the ER right away. Fever, ...

Appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix, a small pouch attached to the large intestine. It’s considered a medical emergency because if the appendix ruptures, it can spill infectious material ...

Background Acute appendicitis is a local intestinal inflammation with unclear origin. The aim was to test whether bacteria in appendicitis differ in composition to bacteria found in caecal biopsies ...

Objectives To compare conservative treatment with index admission appendicectomy in children with acute uncomplicated appendicitis. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Medline, ...