This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This article explores the ways in which the mastery of particular medical technologies plays a crucial role in drawing the boundaries between ...

Helping your body digest food, clear wastes, and store energy, your liver is the largest organ inside your body. Without a functioning liver, you cannot live. If medical treatment cannot keep a ...

If your doctor recommends a liver biopsy, you may feel anxious. A biopsy involves collecting tissue from inside your body so a doctor can study it. The procedure may be uncomfortable, but it’s usually ...

Liver disease is any disease that directly affects your liver. Unlike acute liver failure, which happens suddenly, liver disease progresses slowly over time. Some types of liver disease, like ...

The Wall Street Journal investigates study 3014, a clinical trial of Sanofi-Aventis' antibiotic Ketek. The principal investigator for the trial is in jail for fabricating data and another trial ...

Shock liver is a sudden, acute type of liver disease that can cause liver failure. It happens when reduced blood flow to the liver causes liver cells to die. It is most common among people who have ...

Suchandrima Bhowmik has written over 300 articles on various health conditions, medical news, and recent breakthroughs. Her work appears in several publications, including Medical News Today, ...

Whether you know it or not, your liver is a big deal. It's the one organ involved in every metabolic process in your body. Thing is, despite its importance in our overall health, many people are ...

Ashwin Dhanda does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

To many people, the phrase "living liver donor" may sound frightening. But did you know living liver donation is safe? After donating part of your liver, your liver will regrow and work normally again ...