But when something goes wrong with your appendix, it can lead to appendicitis ― and the pain can be unbearable. Appendicitis ...

Doctor Michael Mosley, author of the 5:2 diet and the "Clever Guts Diet", spoke to Business Insider UK about the recently discovered purpose of the appendix and why it is so important.

In more severe cases, it can also affect internal organs. Appendicitis is an infection and swelling of your appendix. Doctors usually treat it with surgery to remove the appendix. Appendicitis is ...

Medicare covers surgeries when they’re medically necessary. This includes appendix surgery, also called appendectomy. If your appendix surgery treats a condition or its symptoms, Medicare will ...

Appendix cancer, also known as appendiceal cancer is a rare condition wherein the cells in your appendix mutate or change and grow out of control. The appendix is a small tube-like pouch located ...

The appendix, it turns out ... A compromised microbiome can allow pathogens to take over, causing your gut to leak, spreading bacteria or toxins throughout the body, including the brain.

Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a very rare type of cancer that usually begins in your appendix as a small growth, called a polyp. Treatment could include surgery combined with chemotherapy into the tummy ...