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 ...
Doctors explain which organs humans can live without, how the body adapts after organ loss, and the long-term health effects ...
Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who ...
The human body is still a mystery, and some organs have largely been considered useless in one way or another. However, the ...