BOSTON (CBS) - Could there be a link between having your appendix or your tonsils removed and your fertility? Some people have worried that if a woman has her appendix removed that she might have a ...

DEAR READER: Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. This small, fingerlike tube hangs from the lower right side of the large intestine. It usually becomes inflamed because of an infection or ...

One common surgery many individuals need to get at some point in their lives is an appendectomy. This is a surgical procedure to remove the appendix, which is a small pouch-like organ on the right ...

You may have heard that astronauts have their appendix removed before leaving Earth. After all, people say you can live without this organ because it serves no purpose, but how much truth is there in ...

Universidad de Navarra provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. You may have heard that astronauts have their appendix removed before leaving Earth. After all, people say you can ...