MINNEAPOLIS — Stephen Colbert is away from late-night TV following emergency surgery last week — the comedian's appendix burst. That made us wonder: What does the appendix do for our body? And why are ...

You’d think life was dangerous enough without our bodies lugging around a useless structure that can turn traitor and kill us. We’re talking, of course, about the appendix--that 4-inch-long blind ...

The findings, from a new study, come at a time of growing concern about the earlier onset of several cancers. By Nina Agrawal A new study shows that appendix cancer is becoming more common among ...