British teenager Oliver Bearman is aiming for a year of "continuous growth and development" as he prepares for his first full campaign in Formula 1.

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Current research has not found an association between rheumatoid arthritis and appendicitis, but some studies found a link between other autoimmune diseases and appendicitis.

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"Children with abdominal pain are a diagnostic conundrum. On the one hand those who have appendicitis need to be diagnosed in a timely manner, but on the other hand the most common diagnostic tool we ...

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Appendicitis is a common and sometimes serious medical condition, but what exactly causes it, and how is it treated?

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In a new study published in the journal The Lancet, researchers have explored the possibility of treating acute, non-perforated appendicitis in children with antibiotics instead of surgery.

A failure was also counted in either treatment group if any other subsequent appendicitis-related procedure requiring general anaesthesia was needed. Finally, the non-inferiority statistics were ...