ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

An AI-powered robot has completed a groundbreaking surgical procedure, potentially changing the future of medicine forever.

An AI-enhanced robot has autonomously completed a gallbladder removal on a lifelike patient with "100 percent accuracy." ...

Gallbladder cancer can be prevented through the timely removal of gallstones. Managing lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and obesity can also help lower the risk of bile duct ...

Ultrasound: A painless imaging test that uses sound waves to create pictures of the gallbladder. It helps detect gallstones, inflammation, or bile duct blockages.

"Gallstones are usually thought of as a disease of middle-aged people," they wrote, explaining how medical students learn to associate gallbladder issues with "fair, fat, female, fertile, and forty".

A liver ultrasound is a noninvasive imaging test that uses sound waves to create pictures of the liver, helping detect abnormalities like fatty liver or cysts.

Emergency abdominal ultrasound showed that the transverse diameter of the gallbladder was approximately 4.5 cm, with thickening of the gallbladder wall (0.7 cm at the thickest part) and gallstone and ...

A gallbladder ultrasound is a reliable way to diagnose gallstones. Learn what to know before the scan and what results suggest about gallbladder health.