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 ...
Q: Why do doctors remove the appendix when someone has appendicitis? Don’t we need this organ? A: Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. This small, fingerlike tube hangs from the lower ...
Filmmaker Kiran Rao recently underwent appendix surgery and is recovering well. Her experience has renewed focus on ...
What started as a routine stomach ache for a 49-year-old man almost became life-threatening when doctors released him from ...
Most people are pretty familiar with run-of-the-mill tummy troubles like constipation and diarrhea. You've probably also had the displeasure of experiencing food poisoning or a stomach virus at least ...
Dear Doctor: Is it true that there’s a link between the appendix and Parkinson’s disease? I thought all an appendix ever does is burst sometimes. Does this mean we should get our appendixes removed, ...
Q: Is it true that there’s a link between the appendix and Parkinson’s disease? I thought all an appendix ever does is burst sometimes. Does this mean we should get our appendixes removed, the way our ...
Filmmaker Kiran Rao shared a health update after undergoing appendix surgery, thanking the timely medical care for a ...
Thousands of Czechoslovakians last week went to bed with gas masks at their bedsides. By law, every Czech citizen in cities must possess a gas mask before the end of June, and last week, reported ...