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 ...

Appendicitis afflicts roughly one in 10 people during their lifetime and accounts for more emergency abdominal surgeries than any other ailment. Yet, as emergency room doctors know too well, ...

Appendicitis is the most common childhood surgical emergency, but can be hard to diagnose, often leading to either unnecessary surgery or serious complications when the condition is missed. Now, ...

My 5-year-old was complaining of stomach pain, and I was worried and had questions. I asked her how bad the pain was and where it hurt and whether it was getting worse. Being a kindergartner, she ...

A new blood test for appendicitis under trial at the School of Medicine could eventually replace costly and harmful radiation scans for patients needing immediate diagnoses for abdominal pain.

Venaxis, a Castle Rock-based developer of an in vitro diagnostic test for acute appendicitis, announced plans Tuesday to acquire Strand Life Sciences, an India-based cancer genomics firm with U.S.

When children have stomach pain, many parents' minds go to appendicitis, which requires surgery. But if the child can jump without major pain,... Worried your kid might have appendicitis? Try the jump ...