A local man is fighting for his life after an alleged botched surgery; now he’s suing the doctor from the University of Washington Medicine (UW Medicine) and the state. The suit alleges that a simple ...

Robert Irwin started 2018 in a hospital room. The 14-year-old son of the late Steve Irwin had to have emergency surgery for appendix removal on New Years Day, but it sounds like he's recovering well.

You may have heard that astronauts have their appendix removed before leaving Earth. After all, people say you can live without this organ because it serves no purpose, but how much truth is there in ...

Adan Canto, a Mexican-American actor known for his roles in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," "Designated Survivor” and “The Cleaning Lady,” died of cancer on Monday, his publicist told outlets on Tuesday ...

A Washington man who had surgery for an urgent appendix removal learned his surgeons removed a different organ instead — leading to four more surgeries and chronic pain that has lasted for nearly a ...

A surprising new study found that people who had their appendix removed were less likely to develop Parkinson's disease Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from ...

When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen’s abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she’d be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option of ...

For years, the appendix carried a reputation as the body’s most pointless organ. Doctors often removed it without hesitation, ...

CHICAGO — When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen’s abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she’d be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the ...

A man is suing Washington surgeons, accusing them of removing a different organ during his appendix surgery. Complaint A Washington man who had surgery for an urgent appendix removal learned his ...