Inflammatory bowel disease and family planning: What you need to know
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is commonly diagnosed in your 20s and 30s, which is also the time when many people are planning a family. Many people have been diagnosed with IBD (including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)) Have questions or concerns about fertility, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding? Are you thinking about having a child […]
Man dies in jail due to ruptured appendix; family sues Potter County
POTTER COUNTY, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – The family of a 26-year-old Potter County man who died of appendicitis in the Potter County Jail in 2022 filed a lawsuit Thursday in Amarillo federal court against Potter County, stating that the county: He insisted that. violated his constitutional rights and led to his death. Larry Douglas Jr. was […]
Years after a near-fatal case of appendicitis, family struggles to manage son’s daily health
When Christopher Lopez Jr. was 10 years old, he liked playing with his two younger brothers, liked watching “Two and a Half Men” and Jack Black movies, and loved Mario video games. And he was a happy, healthy child. Tragically, the appendicitis was missed, resulting in a ruptured appendix, septic shock, and cardiac arrest. He […]
National newscaster visits Cleveland for family campaign to prevent misdiagnosis
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Two years ago, CNN news anchor Jake Tapper almost lost his then-14-year-old daughter Alice. “Alice became very ill, was misdiagnosed as having appendicitis, and almost died from sepsis due to the misdiagnosis,” Tapper said. “I felt so helpless,” Alice’s mother Jennifer Tapper said. “But I was already at the children’s hospital […]