INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Cancers in younger adults are surging. Colon cancer, once a midlife disease, is striking earlier than ...

Appendicitis. Illustration of a human appendix, showing it red and inflamed in appendicitis. The appendix is a narrow finger-shaped tube that branches off the first part of the large intestine (caecum ...

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 ...

When doctors and patients consider the appendix, it's often with urgency. In cases of appendicitis, the clock could be ticking down to a life-threatening burst. Thus, despite recent research ...

A hidden cancer is striking a new generation. The little-known disease, and warning signs you shouldn't ignore.

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder clinically characterized by resting tremor, bradykinesia (slow movements), dyskinesia (impairment of movement), dystonia (stiffness of muscles ...

Trevor Noah is the host of the “Daily Show” on Comedy Central. (Photo: Getty Images) Daily Show host Trevor Noah is recovering after undergoing an emergency appendectomy, Comedy Central announced in a ...