When waste material passes through the colon, it can sometimes clog the appendix. This blockage allows bacteria to multiply ...

We’ve covered what actually happens during a smear test and C-section at HuffPost UK before ― and both of those are likely not exactly what you’d expect. But what about appendectomies, a procedure ...

A cancer patient is suing his hospital and surgeons after they allegedly removed the wrong organ during a botched appendix operation. George Piano, 72, had been diagnosed with appendicitis and went ...

Filmmaker Kiran Rao underwent appendix surgery at a Mumbai hospital after a health scare. She is now discharged and ...

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body. Today, they discover the truth about an organ long dismissed as useless: the appendix. Listen now. Around 8 ...

Kiran Rao was hospitalised for appendix surgery and shared a funny ‘Kim Kardashian moment’ after doctors removed a 12 mm ...

Lando Norris has jokingly claimed he will have his appendix removed to boost his chances of a Grand Prix win after Carlos Sainz's victory in Australia. Sainz triumphed at the Australian Grand Prix in ...

Amy Schumer says she had to have her uterus and appendix removed because of her endometriosis. The comedian, 40, told her fans that she underwent surgery for her condition over the weekend, sharing a ...

Generally treated as a medical emergency, appendicitis can leave a person doubled over in agony. The most common symptom is abdominal pain, explains Dr. Martin Zielinski, a surgeon trained in critical ...

A man who says doctors removed the wrong organ when he came in for an appendectomy says, "It’s been a hell of a year," as he recovers from his near-death experience. George Piano, 72, is suing doctors ...

Edward Grimes of Jedward has had an emergency appendix removal (Picture: Getty/Twitter) Edward Grimes of Jedward has revealed that he had emergency surgery to get his appendix removed. The Irish ...