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

Giving antibiotics to people with simple appendicitis is a safe and effective alternative to surgery, a new review finds. Surgery has been the standard approach to treating an inflamed appendix since ...

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with appendicitis and underwent surgery in Houston on Thursday, the ...

Appendicitis is a condition in which the appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that opens into the large intestine, becomes swollen and filled with pus. Appendicitis can be caused by a bacterial infection ...

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will miss some time early in training camp after undergoing an appendectomy.Bengals' coach Zac Taylor confirmed Wednesday the Bengals' star signal-caller ...

Sherri Shepherd missed her opening day guest hosting The Wendy Williams Show after she had to undergo emergency surgery to remove her appendix Sherri Shepherd is on the mend after an emergency ...

"Everyone at the hospital, thank you so much for everything that you did in taking care of me," the actor said Cassidy Sparrow/Getty Brian Austin Green had to get emergency surgery last week after ...

Here is more on Embiid being diagnosed with appendicitis and needing surgery.

At first, Aubrey Gibson thought her daughter’s stomachache came from the pizza and candy canes she’d enjoyed at the town’s Christmas party. Gibson told Aria to lay down and rest. But when Aria, then ...

When an appendix needs to be removed, patients who have minimally invasive surgery fare far better than those who have traditional operations, a review of several studies indicates. Subscribe to read ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preoperative antibiotic treatment did not reduce the risk for appendix perforation in patients with ...

Once Made Surprising Confession About His 'Return of the Jedi' Role Bonnie Tyler suffered cardiac arrest after appendix ...