Rising use of weight loss injections may be linked to more gallbladder surgeries. Experts urge caution, deeper research and ...

Top surgeon links popular weight loss injections such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to an increase in NHS operations to remove ...

Last year, there was a 15% annual increase in the operations and surgeons want more research.

The gallbladder is a small, grape sized, organ attached to the digestive tract. It secretes a fluid called bile into it in response to a meal. Bile emulsifies dietary fats by increasing their exposure ...

Your gallbladder is a small organ tucked beneath your liver in the upper right side of your abdomen. Its main job? Storing bile–a digestive fluid your liver produces to help break down fats. When you ...

Obesity increases gallstone risk by altering bile and cholesterol levels. Know how excess weight harms the gallbladder and ...

Gallstones, hernias and appendicitis are turning up earlier than before. Doctors explain how sedentary lives, processed diets and weight gain are driving more surgical cases ...

From Blount Memorial Hospital Oct 5, 2025 Oct 5, 2025 Gallbladder problems are common, but in recent years health care providers have noticed a noticeable rise in gallbladder cases. Christina Arp, ...