Filmmaker Kiran Rao recently underwent appendix surgery and is recovering well. Her experience has renewed focus on ...

A woman recounted her frustrating experience being dismissed by doctors after she went to the emergency room with what appeared to be appendicitis. Amanda Buschelman, 42, from Cincinnati, Ohio, shared ...

A Greater Cincinnati woman has taken social media by storm after an emergency room misdiagnosis. Amanda Buschelman, 42, posted a video on TikTok Jan. 31 in which she claimed doctors dismissed her ...

Run-of-the-mill stomach problems are usually nothing to worry about. Constipation, diarrhea, indigestion—we’ve all been there. But sometimes, stomach pain signals something more serious. And if you’re ...

Unexpected medical emergencies can happen in an instant -- and for a handful of celebrities, they had no idea that their appendix was just hours from rupturing. Appendicitis can be a scary situation, ...

Dear Doctors: I had a pain on the right side of my abdomen. A CT scan found a perforated appendix with an abscess. I was treated with IV antibiotics, and now I am feeling fine. Do I need to have my ...

WEBVTT THEO: 9:10 IS THE TIME. IN THIS MORNING'S WOMAN'S DOCTOR, ONE IN 20 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. WILL GET APPENDICITIS. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE APPENDIX BECOMES BLOCKED AND IT CAN HAVE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS ...

A. Most people never think about their appendix – until it's causing them severe pain. The appendix is a small, finger-shaped pouch attached to the start of the large intestine on the lower right side ...

She must have had a gut feeling. A woman was shocked to discover her appendix went “missing” — and it left doctors scratching their heads. Jeri and Ciara, hosts of the “Ladies and Tangents” podcast, ...

Corie: I’ve been dealing with acute pancreatitis for a few years now. What are some things I can do to help my pancreas and my stomach feel better? There are multiple possible causes of pancreatitis, ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: Why do doctors remove the appendix when someone has appendicitis? Don’t we need this organ? DEAR READER: Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. This small, fingerlike tube ...