Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut. That's the theory from surgeons and immunologists at Duke University Medical School. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

I told the doctors I had my appendix out just four weeks earlier but there it was on the screen for all to see. picked by tigertony 3 months ago

Breaking new ground in what many surgeons consider the next frontier in minimally invasive surgery, Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital surgeon Kurt Roberts, M.D., successfully performed an appendectomy with no abdominal incision. The appendix was removed through a small incision in the patient's vagina. picked by suebe 10 months ago

who'da thunk it?

Would you take out an appendix using your mouth? picked by dork 3 years ago

Not long after Dale Neumann and his wife were convicted of the murder of their child through faith healing comes the story of Zachery Swezey who lay dying with a ruptured appendix whilst his parents prayed and preachers anointed him with oil

His memorial page here picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

The pioneering operation - dubbed "cakehole surgery" - means no unsightly scars, and the patient was doing sit-ups three days afterwards. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

Surgeons use the glow of cell phones to complete an emergency appendix operation during a power failure at a hospital. picked by deepchill 2 years ago