An Omaha woman’s trip to the emergency room for a ruptured appendix led to the discovery of a two-pound kidney stone — and a first-of-its-kind robotic surgery in Nebraska that saved her kidney.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forget medical textbooks. Stephen Colbert turned to the movies to best illustrate what his recent bout with appendicitis felt like ...

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert really took a load off while recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix. Colbert, 59, who returned to “The Late Show” Monday night after a three-week absence, ...

Most of the time, pain in your abdomen is caused by minor issues such as gas, constipation, stress, or a muscle strain. However, if you experience persistent pain that continues to grow worse, moves ...

A Scottish woman who thought she had a burst appendix was shocked when she found out she was pregnant — and gave birth 40 minutes later. Anna Jackson, 22, started getting a pain in her abdomen but put ...