Why the appendix is much more important than we once thought

[ad_1] You may have heard that astronauts have their appendix removed before leaving Earth. After all, people say you can live without this organ because it serves no purpose, but how much truth is there in this belief? Let’s start by locating it. The appendix is a small, finger-shaped pouch located where the small intestine […]

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We’re no better prepared for a pandemic today than we were in 2020

[ad_1] On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. According to official data there have been more than 770 million cases of COVID, which have caused over 7 million deaths in 231 countries – almost 2.2 million of them in Europe. Other reports estimate that the number of deaths globally was […]

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