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

DEAR DOCTOR K: Why do doctors remove the appendix when someone has appendicitis? Don’t we need this organ? DEAR READER: Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. This small, fingerlike tube ...

A woman recounted her frustrating experience being dismissed by doctors after she went to the emergency room with what appeared to be appendicitis. Amanda Buschelman, 42, from Cincinnati, Ohio, shared ...

Dear Doctors: I had a pain on the right side of my abdomen. A CT scan found a perforated appendix with an abscess. I was treated with IV antibiotics, and now I am feeling fine. Do I need to have my ...

A. Most people never think about their appendix – until it's causing them severe pain. The appendix is a small, finger-shaped pouch attached to the start of the large intestine on the lower right side ...

Filmmaker Kiran Rao shared a health update after undergoing appendix surgery, thanking the timely medical care for a ...

WEBVTT BECOMES BLOCKED, OFTEN BY STOOL, A FOREIGN BODY, OR CANCER. IT CAN HAVE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS IF LEFT UNTREATED. IN TONIGHT WOMAN’S DOCTOR 11-NEWS REPORTER MEGAN PRINGLE TELLS US WHY IT’S MORE ...

Discover the surprising role of the appendix in immunity and gut health, alongside insights on appendicitis and treatment ...

Filmmaker Kiran Rao underwent appendix surgery at a Mumbai hospital after a health scare. She is now discharged and ...

A doctor told Amanda Buschelman she had ovarian cysts. He didn't believe her when she said she had no ovaries. Buschelman experienced an "excruciating" pain for 3 weeks that stumped 2 ER doctors and a ...

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

Filmmaker Kiran Rao shared a health update after undergoing appendix surgery, thanking doctors, hospital staff, friends and ...