For years, the appendix carried a reputation as the body’s most pointless organ. Doctors often removed it without hesitation, and textbooks labeled it a vestigial structure—something our ancestors ...
An athlete and nursing student was rushed into surgery after doctors thought she had appendicitis. But during surgery, they discovered she had a rare type of tumor — and it was already stage 4. Lana ...
Illinois forward David Mirković suffered an unexpected setback ahead of his team's season opener when he required an emergency appendectomy over the weekend. His timeline for a return remains up in ...