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

A viral Instagram video has reignited debate over the appendix’s purpose, as a woman linked her lifelong digestive issues to its childhood removal. Once thought useless, research now shows the ...

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 ...