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

Stephen Colbert returned to The Late Show on Monday night after taking several weeks off to treat a ruptured appendix, revealing that he dropped 14 pounds after experiencing blood poisoning. Appearing ...

Comedian Stephen Colbert is one of the most popular entertainers on late-night television. But he's still human. On Monday, the host of CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" returned to his desk ...

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

Many Americans grew up with the idea their appendix is an unnecessary organ, made obsolete by evolution. But in the last 20 years or so, scientists have come to believe the appendix serves a purpose, ...

"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert cancelled this week's episodes while he recovers from an appendectomy, he announced on Threads. "Going forward, all emails to my appendix will be handled by my ...

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 ...

Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix after starting the day thinking she had a stomach ache. The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant, 47, had ...

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert really took a load off while recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix. Colbert, 59, who returned to “The Late Show” Monday night after a three-week absence, ...

Stephen Colbert has returned to his desk after undergoing surgery for a ruptured appendix. “You might be surprised that I’d like to thank my appendix,” Colbert, 59, joked while hosting The Late Show ...