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

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

New research suggests that patients who have had their appendix removed are three times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, despite previous studies that pointed to the opposite. Researchers ...

Women who have had their appendix or tonsils removed appear to be more fertile, a 15-year study suggests. The researchers, at the University of Dundee, analysed medical records from more than half a ...

A sore throat is not exactly the most obvious side effect of having your appendix out but for Jeff Scholtz it was proof he had secured his place in medical history. Mr Scholtz is one of the first ...

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 ...

A REMOTE town has required all residents to have their appendix removed to live there - and it's for a very important reason. Villas Las Estrellas - one of two civilian settlements on icy Antarctica - ...

Women who have their appendix or tonsils removed are more fertile than the rest of the population, a new study suggests. The research, carried out by the University of Dundee and University College ...