Researchers have evaluated data over a 36-year period from the National Hospital Discharge Survey and concluded that appendicitis may be caused by undetermined viral infection or infections. Can you ...

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

In complicated appendicitis cases, routine post-operative antibiotics did not help reduce infections in a recent study conducted at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute and Olive View-UCLA ...

Fifteen-year-old Paige Bebee just won the 2015 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Eureka science prize for a short video she created explaining the origin of the appendix and dispelling the myth that ...

When your kids tell you they have a tummy ache how do you know if it’s the latest stomach bug or something more serious. Dr. Brian Aldred with Five Star ER joined us in the studio with more details.

Appendicitis is a condition in which the appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that opens into the large intestine, becomes swollen and filled with pus. Appendicitis can be caused by a bacterial infection ...

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 ...

If you recall having surgery as a kid, chances are you had your appendix out. Appendectomies trail only circumcisions on the list of the most common pediatric surgeries in U.S. hospitals. Each year ...

Can you catch appendicitis? And if you do, is it necessarily an emergency that demands immediate surgery? Yes and no, according to a new study by UT Southwestern Medical Centre. The researchers ...