DEAR DOCTOR K: Why do doctors remove the appendix when someone has appendicitis? Don't we need this organ? DEAR READER: Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. This small, fingerlike tube ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- What do hospitals charge to remove an appendix? The startling answer is that it could be the same as the price of a refrigerator — or a house. It's a common, straightforward operation, ...

On March 26, 2008, surgeons at UC-San Diego Medical Center removed an inflamed appendix through a patient's vagina, a first in the United States. The patient reported only minor discomfort. Key to ...

What do hospitals charge to remove an appendix? The startling answer is that it could be the same as the price of a refrigerator — or a house. It’s a common, straightforward operation, so you might ...

THURSDAY, Nov. 1, 2018 -- Long belittled as inconsequential, the appendix is hardly the rock star of body organs. But its reputation may get a boost from new research that suggests that removing it ...