DEAR DOCTOR K: Why do doctors remove the appendix when someone has appendicitis? Don't we need this organ? DEAR READER: Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix. This small, fingerlike tube ...

Patients who had their appendixes removed are three times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, according to the largest study ever focused on the relationship between the procedure and the ...

A surprising new study found that people who had their appendix removed were less likely to develop Parkinson's disease Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from ...

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Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson's disease may get its start not in the brain but in the gut — maybe in the appendix. People who had their appendix removed early in life had a lower ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Could there be a link between having your appendix or your tonsils removed and your fertility? Some people have worried that if a woman has her appendix removed that she might have a ...

THURSDAY, Nov. 1, 2018 -- Long belittled as inconsequential, the appendix is hardly the rock star of body organs. But its reputation may get a boost from new research that suggests that removing it ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson’s disease may get its start not in the brain but in the gut — maybe in the appendix. People who had their appendix removed early in life ...

WASHINGTON >> Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson’s disease may get its start not in the brain but in the gut — maybe in the appendix. People who had their appendix removed early in life ...

Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson's disease may get its start not in the brain but in the gut — maybe in the appendix. People who had their appendix removed early in life had a lower ...

For the study, which is the largest yet to look at the association, researchers analysed health records available for more than 62 million patients and identified people who had had their appendix ...