Most people with gallbladder polyps do not experience symptoms. Doctors usually discover the polyps incidentally on ultrasound or CT scans. Although some gallbladder polyps can develop into cancer ...

Livdelzi (seladelpar) is a medicine that can treat primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) by reducing the amount of bile in your body. It does this by signaling the body to stop making bile acid.

Methods: A total of 2,415 subjects (1,261 women; 1,154 men) underwent ultrasound examination of the gallbladder, in November 1996 as part of a prospective study. Subjects in whom GP were detected ...

Gangrenous cholecystitis is considered a medical emergency, requiring surgical removal of the gallbladder. An imaging test that allows for the visualization of bile movement through the bile duct ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic “forever” chemicals, a new U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Sewer Sludge Is Dangerous to Health, EPA Says of Biosolids and PFAS By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants ...

Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic "forever" chemicals, a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft risk assessment says.

Figure 1. Flowchart of patient selection. Patients aged 1–17 years who received CTX treatment were included in the study. The inclusion criterion was gallbladder imaging [ultrasound or computed ...

The gallbladder is a small organ that plays a vital role in digesting the foods you eat. You may need to follow a gallbladder diet if you have gallstones or if your gallbladder is inflamed or infected ...

Environmental advocates are renewing calls to ban the use of sewage sludge — or "biosolids" — as fertilizer, after an Environmental Protection Agency draft report found there may be health ...