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 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 ...

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 ...

A young child being treated for appendicitis actually had a rare, deadly parasite living in her abdomen. The 10-year-old girl had been living in Switzerland for six months after migrating from Eritrea ...

A Washington man is suing a hospital and two of its doctors for malpractice for allegedly removing the wrong organ during surgery, nearly costing him his life. “It’s been a hell of a year,” George ...

What should you do when abdominal pain strikes? While it may be caused by constipation or the stomach flu, there's a chance it could be something more serious. One culprit of abdominal pain is ...

Dear Doctor: Is it true that there’s a link between the appendix and Parkinson’s disease? I thought all an appendix ever does is burst sometimes. Does this mean we should get our appendixes removed, ...

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 ...