The appendix is an organ we tend not to think about until it acts up, causes illness and needs to be removed surgically.

A new study published in the journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health reports that suspected appendicitis in children is not only among the most common pediatric conditions but often wrongly ...

The UK has been found to have the highest reported national rate of ‘normal appendicectomy’ in children. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the ...

Appendicitis, or inflammation of your appendix, is one of the most common conditions of the abdomen that requires emergency surgery, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Your appendix doesn’t play a ...