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 ...

“I'm sure we're going to find out one day that the brain is as worthless as the appendix.” —Scott McClanahan The poor, maligned appendix. That worm-like accessory dangling from our intestines has long ...

If you’re a parent, you know that it takes a ton of time, effort, and usually a large amount of money to be able to plan your ...

Picture a research station buried in the ice shelf of East Antarctica in the fall of 1961, months from the nearest port, with a blizzard sealing off any hope of a plane landing. Now picture the only ...

Mikayla Nogueira says she went from filming a makeup video at home to emergency surgery after severe abdominal pain caused her to pass out. The ... Read More ...

An athlete and nursing student was rushed into surgery after doctors thought she had appendicitis. But during surgery, they discovered she had a rare type of tumor — and it was already stage 4. Lana ...