A 16-year-old girl’s mysterious gastrointestinal illness turned out to have an especially hairy culprit behind it. Doctors discovered that a giant hairball stuck in her stomach was the cause of her ...

A 13-year-old girl who started to vomit after complaining of a stomach ache ended up in a coma on life support. When Felicity-Jo Rowlett suffered nausea and pain, mum Natalie-Anne assumed it was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. At 18, Maya Ortiz developed sharp stomach pain that flared ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in five children will develop chronic abdominal pain during adolescence, according to a new study in English schoolchildren. The problem was more common in girls, with ...

Dr. Margaret R. Connolly (Surgery): A 15-year-old girl was admitted to this hospital because of abdominal pain and an ovarian mass. The patient had been in her usual state of health until 6 weeks ...

Objective Investigate prevention interventions and potential modifiable risk factors (MRFs) for female/woman/girl athletes’ spine, chest, abdominal or pelvic injury and/or pain. Design Systematic ...