(via TEDEd) In 1961, an Antarctic expedition took a harrowing turn: Dr. Leonid Rogozov began feeling feverish, with an excruciating pain in his right side. It soon became clear that he had ...

Umbilical hernias, appendicitis, gastroenteritis, and peptic ulcers might cause belly button pain. Belly button pain can be diagnosed with imaging scans, as well as blood, stool, and urine tests. Mild ...

Yersinia also causes a mesenteric adenitis that produces right lower-quadrant pain. Yersinia pseudotuberculosis can cause both appendicitis and a pseudo- appendicitis picture. Other pathogens with a ...

If you’ve ever been told that swallowing a fruit seed could land you in the hospital with appendicitis, you’re not alone. This myth has been circulating for generations. But is there any truth to it?