Pain type: Food poisoning feels like general cramps all over the abdomen, while appendicitis leads to a sharp, sudden localized pain that gets worse with movement, coughing, or pressing on the area.

These celebrities had unexpected medical emergencies -- a few of them with no clue their appendix had just burst. They share ...

Though extremely rare, cancers of the appendix are being diagnosed at higher rates in Gen X and millennials compared with earlier cohorts.

Upper stomach pain can mean gas, indigestion, or stomach viruses. More severe causes can include appendicitis, gallstones, bowel obstruction, or peptic ulcers.

Days after Paul Simon cancelled two shows in Philadelphia due to “chronic and intense back pain,” the 83-year-old shared a ...

Though extremely rare, cancers of the appendix are being diagnosed at higher rates in Gen X and millennials compared with ...

E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt will miss some upcoming tour dates with Bruce Springsteen while recovering from ...

Compared with people born from 1941 through 1949, incidence rates of appendix cancer have more than tripled among people born between 1976 and 1984 and more than quadrupled among people born ...

The increase in appendix cancer among younger adults is part of a broader trend seen in other gastrointestinal cancers, such ...

If you're a Generation X-er or a Millennial, local experts like Dr. Andreana Holowatyj say you may have a higher chance of ...