Filmmaker Kiran Rao recently underwent appendix surgery and is recovering well. Her experience has renewed focus on ...

People who suffer from acute appendicitis may be successfully treated with antibiotics and not have to undergo a surgical operation to remove their inflamed appendix, researchers of a new study have ...

Two in three operations to remove a patient's appendix may be unnecessary, according to a new British study. Doctors often wrongly believe that surgery is the only way to treat appendicitis -- an ...

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

Norah O’Donnell is on the mend after having an emergency appendectomy when she developed appendicitis on vacation. The CBS This Morning co-anchor revealed that she was having the procedure done on ...

Hundreds of children are having needless operations to remove their appendix ever year, researchers have warned. One in six children who underwent surgery for appendicitis actually had a healthy organ ...

A young child being treated for appendicitis actually had a rare, deadly parasite living in her abdomen. The 10-year-old girl had been living in Switzerland for six months after migrating from Eritrea ...

Sir Elton John is on the mend following surgery to remove his appendix, his publicist confirmed. According to BBC News, the veteran musician underwent the operation at Princess Grace Hospital in ...

Actor Daniel Wu had to go for surgery recently after suffering a second attack of appendicitis, he announced on Instagram on Saturday (Sep 19). Wu shared that he had his first attack in March 2019 and ...