When waste material passes through the colon, it can sometimes clog the appendix. This blockage allows bacteria to multiply ...

Dear Dr. Roach • A co-worker of mine recently had a ruptured appendix. The doctors did not remove it, but instead gave him heavy doses of antibiotics for three weeks. I thought they had to remove it.

Filmmaker Kiran Rao recently underwent appendix surgery and is recovering well. Her experience has renewed focus on ...

Brian Austin Green is on the mend after a health scare. The 90210 actor, 51, revealed that he underwent emergency surgery for a perforated appendix last week, recounting the ordeal in a video shared ...

What started as a routine stomach ache for a 49-year-old man almost became life-threatening when doctors released him from ...

Filmmaker Kiran Rao underwent appendix surgery at a Mumbai hospital after a health scare. She is now discharged and ...

"Everyone at the hospital, thank you so much for everything that you did in taking care of me," the actor said Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since ...

Brian Austin Green just got really lucky. Now he's really grateful. Last week, the former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star found himself experiencing pain in his abdomen — pain bad enough that he headed ...

Brian Austin Green had to get emergency surgery last week after doctors discovered the pain he was feeling in his stomach was actually a perforated appendix. In the clip, the 51-year-old actor ...