Jamie Alexander has said she is recovering in hospital after her appendix ruptured. The Blindspot star shared a photograph of herself in a hospital bed with a tube going into her arm but still ...

A young boy with a ruptured appendix died just days after he was discharged from hospital with ibuprofen, a coroner has heard. Tragic nine-year-old Dylan Cope was given advice to take ibuprofen and ...

Bindi Irwin has reportedly been rushed to hospital in the United States to undergo emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. According to brother Robert Irwin, “she’s going to be OK”, however the ...

What started as a routine stomach ache for a 49-year-old man almost became life-threatening when doctors released him from ...

Stephen Colbert has suffered a ruptured appendix. The 59-year-old comedian has cancelled scheduled episodes of his late-night TV show after he went under the knife. The TV star - who has hosted 'The ...

Swedish DJ Avicii has cancelled a gig after being rushed to hospital to have both his gall bladder and appendix removed. The artist and producer, who has worked with the likes of Madonna, was due to ...

A 250lb orangutan underwent an intense five-hour-long surgery in order to have his appendix taken out. Ben, a 40-year-old male orangutan, had to have an emergency appendectomy performed by surgeons ...

The parents of a young girls whose appendix burst and left her in agony as she waited eight hours for treatment at an emergency ward have urged more funding for hospitals to prevent a looming tragedy.

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