People should also see a doctor if they have symptoms of a potentially serious complication of tonsillitis called a peritonsillar abscess. A peritonsillar abscess is a collection of pus that forms ...

New Zealand trainer Stephen Marsh is confident El Vencedor has shrugged off a hoof abscess and will be at his peak for Sunday’s Group One QE II Cup (2,000m) at Sha Tin. The four-time Group One ...

But can we get closer to matching the performance of their beef cousins, particularly related to challenges like their currently high incidence of liver abscesses? A recent Iowa State University study ...

Crohn’s Disease can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, but most commonly targets the terminal ileum and proximal colon. A key characteristic of Crohn’s is transmural involvement ...

A daith piercing is an ear piercing in the small cartilage fold above the ear canal. Wearing a stud or ring in this spot is believed to stimulate nerve activity that manages pain and other migraine ...

† Number of splenic metastases found in the reports. ‡ Total number of autopsies/splenectomies/diagnostic procedures performed on cancer patients in each study ...

25-year-old Rico had the three-hour operation at the Zoo's medical centre to treat two abscesses. Vets teamed up with dentists from Newcastle University to perform what is thought to be the first ...

Perirectal abscess complicated by rectal necrosis ... During the exploration, large amounts of brown purulent secretions were found in the abdominal cavity from the splenic fossa to the pelvic cavity ...

Early last year, keepers at Chester Zoo first spotted that 25-year-old Rico, a two-toed sloth, had swellings on the side of his face. A series of health check-ups, including a CT scan, revealed ...