Appendix removal is the most common emergency surgery in the world, but a new study published in JAMA suggests that antibiotics may be effective at treating appendicitis, making surgery unnecessary.
The American Red Cross has received $500,000 from HCA to help victims of Hurricane Florence in South Carolina, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Illinois, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Flu-related deaths in recent years have ranged from about 12,000 to 56,000, according to CDC, but CDC's models show about 80,000 U.S. residents died last year from flu-related complications.
Exercise can help improve mental health—and group activities and team sports have the biggest positive effects on one's mental wellbeing, a new study finds.
An Associated Press analysis identifies 4,412 brand-name drug list price increases in the United States during the first seven months of 2018, compared with 46 list price decreases.