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

When doctors and patients consider the appendix, it's often with urgency. In cases of appendicitis, the clock could be ticking down to a life-threatening burst. Thus, despite recent research ...

Recent studies indicate the appendix helps maintain gut health by housing beneficial bacteria.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may have heard that astronauts have their appendix removed before leaving Earth. After all, people say you can live without ...