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 ...

The girl, who was rushed to the hospital by teachers, turned out to be in her late stages of labour - she was seven months pregnant. A 10-year-old girl has been delivered of a healthy baby in Brazil ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...