A LOT can happen in eight weeks. . . just ask Lana Nolan. Earlier this year, the former Dublin U20 footballer was diagnosed ...

A mother has described how her six-year-old "perfect daughter" became seriously ill with sepsis and died seven months after having her appendix removed. After Ruby Trussler, from Harlow, Essex, felt ...

Steve Irwin's daughter, Bindi Irwin, recently underwent emergency surgery to remove her appendix—but as it turned out, she had more major procedures done during the health scare. On May 13, Bindi's ...

Once appendicitis develops, dietary changes will not cure it. The usual treatment is surgery to remove the appendix. Before surgery, a doctor may advise avoiding eating or drinking anything for ...

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 ...

Appendix cancer, also called appendiceal cancer, is when abnormal cells grow and form a tumor in the appendix. Your appendix is a little pouch-like organ attached to the lower right side of your large ...