Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic, progressive disease of the bile duct system. The bile duct system carries bile from the liver and gallbladder into the first part of the small ...

Gallstone disease is linked to metabolic disorders, such as obesity, diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.

Gallbladder cancer, a rare malignancy affecting the organ storing bile, often presents without early symptoms, leading to ...

Ozempic may have serious side effects, including thyroid cancer and problems with the pancreas, gallbladder, kidneys, and ...

Your gallbladder is an organ that you can live without, but it may take some time for your body to adjust to its absence. Most people don’t experience digestive problems after gallbladder ...

The study is intended to focus on diagnostics and treatment of Lyme IACI symptoms and not to improve diagnostics and treatment for acute Lyme disease. As such, the prevention of Lyme disease ...

Salivary Infection: Causes The most common causes of acute salivary gland infections are bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus, or staph. Viruses and fungi can also cause infection in the glands.

Using a new genomic approach to track the origins of E. coli infections, researchers from George Washington University estimated that 480,000 to 640,000 UTIs may be caused by the foodborne bacteria, ...

A urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs when harmful bacteria, such as E. coli, take root anywhere in the urinary tract, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.

But he had quietly developed a gallbladder infection known as cholangitis, one that was progressing to sepsis, the potentially fatal condition that occurs when one’s body attacks itself in the process ...

More information: Charles R Doss et al, Wastewater Measures of SARS-CoV-2 Accurately Predict Frequency of Symptomatic Infections in the Community, The Journal of Infectious Diseases (2025).

Figure 1. Pathways linking local obesity-induced inflammation to systemic insulin resistance. Obesity results in the activation of the inflammatory signaling pathways mediated by JNK and nuclear ...