It was the first day of spring break in 1992 in Phoenix, and 12-year-old Heather Smith was excited for her family's upcoming ski trip. But before Smith and her family had even packed their snow pants, ...

To survive, you need your heart, lungs, and liver. But what about your appendix, tonsils, wisdom teeth, and other parts that you normally hear about only when they're being removed. Are they just ...

For decades, the appendix has been dismissed as a useless organ — a leftover from human evolution with no real function.

I don’t have mine. Chances are, you don’t have yours either – but we’re none the worse off without it. That would be the appendix, often referred to as a useless organ. We needed it in the past, ...

Does the human body contain any truly useless parts? Arguably, yes — but they might not be the ones you assume. Some body parts, like the male nipple, arguably serve no useful function. But others, ...

Medicare pays for appendix surgery when medically necessary. The surgery may vary depending on the situation. Medicare covers surgeries deemed medically necessary. Since appendicitis is considered a ...

For years, doctors thought your appendix had no function. But now it’s believed to help fetuses develop, and boost the immune system of adults. The organ is attached to the large intestine, and if ...