The findings from the PROSPERO study reveal that multiple hospitalizations, long-term disease duration, prior surgeries, and factors like corticosteroid use and total parenteral nutrition ...

“Our data suggest SGLT2 inhibition as a safe strategy to prevent kidney stone recurrence in patients with kidney stones ,” Dr Fuster’s team concluded. Other study findings indicate the empagliflozin ...

To show what lengths I’ll go to for winter column fodder, I’ve turned to  gallstones as both subject matter and a last gasp retirement plan. I speak not of human “stones,” made of bad cholesterol, but ...

For those experiencing unexplained upper abdominal pain, doctors recommend seeking medical advice instead of self-medicating ...

The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are ...

Of those people, eighty-five percent of their gallstones are cholesterol stones, correlating with the rise in obesity and ...

Just like ordinary, everyday stones, when faced with immense trials and challenges, we too have the capacity to change and ...

Cattle gallstones are valuable due to their use in Chinese medicine. Some stones sell for twice the price of gold.

Sometimes when I surf the internet for column ideas, I uncover a nugget of information about agriculture that makes me feel ...

Inflammation of the gallbladder is called acute cholecystitis, and usually develops because a gallstone, a small stone of cholesterol which forms in the organ, has obstructed the cystic duct.

A prized ingredient in China’s multibillion-dollar industry for traditional medicine, gallstones have become the must-have item among underground traders and armed robbers in Brazil.

Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare cancer that develops in the bile ducts, which connect the liver and gall bladder. These small tubes are essential for the digestive system ...