While it is possible to survive without the appendix, the organ helps maintain gut health by protecting the gut microbiome, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grace Cary / Getty Images Our appendix, a thin tube positioned where our small intestine meets our large intestine, is a ...

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Appendix cancer, also called appendiceal cancer, is when abnormal cells grow and form a tumor in the appendix. Your appendix is a little pouch-like organ attached to the lower right side of your large ...

Appendicitis is the most common nonobstetric surgical emergency in pregnancy. It occurs when the appendix, a small organ in the digestive system, becomes inflamed and infected. Symptoms typically ...

It was the first day of spring break in 1992 in Phoenix, Ariz. and 12-year-old Heather Smith was excited for her family's upcoming ski trip. But before Smith and her family had even packed their snow ...