A Scottish woman who thought she had a burst appendix was shocked when she found out she was pregnant — and gave birth 40 minutes later. Anna Jackson, 22, started getting a pain in her abdomen but put ...

After 10 years, just over half the people in a trial of antibiotics for appendicitis have not needed an appendectomy.

Bindi Irwin has reportedly been rushed to hospital in the United States to undergo emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. According to her brother Robert Irwin, "she's going to be OK," however, ...

Stephen Colbert is putting a pause on his late night show due to a health issue. The host of "The Late Show" shared a statement on the show's Instagram account Monday announcing the news. "Sorry to ...

Pity the poor appendix, a 2- to 4-inch-long wormlike pouch dangling from the head of the cecum, where the large and small intestines meet. For most of its medical history — anatomists have known about ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -- A federal jury has awarded $400,000 to a convicted rapist who lost part of his colon after his appendicitis went undiagnosed by prison medical staff. The federal jury ...