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

Comedian Stephen Colbert is one of the most popular entertainers on late-night television. But he's still human. On Monday, the host of CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" returned to his desk ...

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

Brian Austin Green is on the mend after a health scare. The 90210 actor, 51, revealed that he underwent emergency surgery for a perforated appendix last week, recounting the ordeal in a video shared ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Stephen Colbert is away from late-night TV following emergency surgery last week — the comedian's appendix burst. That made us wonder: What does the appendix do for our body? And why are ...

Many Americans grew up with the idea their appendix is an unnecessary organ, made obsolete by evolution. But in the last 20 years or so, scientists have come to believe the appendix serves a purpose, ...

Stephen Colbert announced Monday in a social media post that he has canceled this week’s episodes of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” after his appendix burst. Still, he mustered enough good humor ...

Dear Dr. Roach • A co-worker of mine recently had a ruptured appendix. The doctors did not remove it, but instead gave him heavy doses of antibiotics for three weeks. I thought they had to remove it.

Appendicitis afflicts roughly one in 10 people during their lifetime and accounts for more emergency abdominal surgeries than any other ailment. Yet, as emergency room doctors know too well, ...