Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people get acquainted with their appendix when it's inflamed and about to rupture. Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library ...

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Three-time World Series champ Terrance Gore died in Florida on Feb. 6 from complications following surgery, according to Britney Gore Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been ...

Retired MLB star Terrance Gore died after an operation to remove his appendix, according to his wife. In an interview with ABC affiliate WMBB-TV, Britney Gore opened up about the circumstances ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Working in Antarctica comes with risks most people never imagine. Because brutal winters make evacuation impossible for months, anyone heading to the most remote research stations must first have ...

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Appendix cancer, also called appendiceal cancer, is when abnormal cells grow and form a tumor in the appendix. Your appendix is a little pouch-like organ attached to the lower right side of your large ...