Stacker compiled a list of facts you may not know about 25 major organs and what do for your body. Read on to see what you ...

Sameena Zahoor, MD, is board-certified in family medicine and works at the Hope Clinic, which provides free primary medical care to uninsured and under-insured patients, as a physician. The appendix ...

The appendix is a worm-shaped tube attached to the large intestine in the human body. It is an organ that is credited with very little significance and often removed indiscriminately to avoid ...

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 ...

Most people get acquainted with their appendix when it’s inflamed and about to rupture. Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Most people know only two things about the appendix: ...

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 ...

Whether selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) reduces mortality among patients undergoing mechanical ventilation and whether it adversely affects microbial ecology in the intensive ...

Forget emotional baggage — you’re hauling around spare parts. Turns out, you don’t need all 78 of your organs to get through life, which comes in handy when surgeons have to start making cuts.

Most people only ever think about their appendix if it needs to be removed. But a worrying new trend is rewriting this narrative, as appendix cancer is on the rise in younger generations. A study ...

Appendicitis and food poisoning can present with similar symptoms, especially stomach pain, making it challenging to distinguish between the two. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr. Sanjay Khanna, ...

The belief that fruit seeds cause appendicitis is largely a myth. Studies show seeds rarely contribute to the condition. Appendicitis is usually due to blockages or infections. Research indicates ...