If you've had stomach pain recently, you might have wondered how to check if you have appendicitis at home. Appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain that results in surgery in the ...

Severe appendicitis is sometimes dismissed as mere period pain. But ignoring it can result in serious consequences. Dr Sood ...

There’s nothing halfway about appendicitis. You have it or you don’t. And if you have it, the solution is surgical removal of the appendix — right away. Most Americans know appendicitis is ...

Discover the surprising role of the appendix in immunity and gut health, alongside insights on appendicitis and treatment options.

Whenever life insurance companies notice that their clients are dying in increasing numbers of some affliction, The Spectator, insurance publication, sounds an alarm. Investigations are started and ...

Children who have greater acute appendicitis pain may be less likely to improve if they're treated with antibiotics alone, according to a secondary analysis of a nonrandomized clinical trial. "While ...

Dear Dr. Donohue • This past April, our family made a 300-mile trip to visit my husband's mother. We have three children, ages 9, 7 and 5. About an hour into the trip, the 7-year-old complained that ...

Appendicitis is a condition in which the appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that opens into the large intestine, becomes swollen and filled with pus. Appendicitis can be caused by a bacterial infection ...

A doctor told Amanda Buschelman she had ovarian cysts. He didn't believe her when she said she had no ovaries. Buschelman experienced an "excruciating" pain for 3 weeks that stumped 2 ER doctors and a ...

The appendix is a vestigial organ left behind by human evolution. While the appendix has no specific function in the human digestive system, it is situated along the bottom right side of the large ...