Liver disease includes many conditions that damage the liver and reduce its ability to support digestion, energy storage, and waste filtration. Symptoms can be mild or absent, but severe signs include ...

Massage guns are more popular than ever. Celebrities, professional athletes, and fitness influencers alike rave about their benefits. Can they help up your fitness game, too? Here’s everything you ...

Cancer cells can inflame the lung lining (pleura) or abdominal lining (peritoneum). This can cause fluid to build up. The fluid might contain cancer cells. Fluid around the lungs is called a pleural ...

Season two, episode six of The Pitt follows Louie Cloverfield during an emergency room visit for complications related to advanced liver disease. He presented with abdominal swelling caused by ascites ...

Introduction Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, often associated with a poor quality of life and poor prognosis. There is limited national guidance on management of ...

Ascites is a complex problem caused by many interacting factors such as genetics, environment and management. Many nutritional, medicinal and management strategies have been proposed to alleviate the ...

Alcoholic hepatitis is caused by drinking large amounts of alcohol over many years. Stopping alcohol can potentially reverse liver injury before it leads to cirrhosis. Between 10% and 20% of people ...