Cirrhosis is a condition in which the liver is scarred due to liver disease. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Hepatitis is caused by a virus in the blood. Infection occurs through exposure to the virus. Hepatitis B and C cause liver inflammation.
Alcohol-related liver disease is liver damage caused by excessive consumption of alcohol. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
When the liver fails, due to cancer and other illnesses, a transplant from a deceased or living donor can offer effective treatment.
For people with Wilson disease, the body is unable to properly metabolize copper and it builds up to dangerous levels.
Fatty liver disease occurs when fat deposits inside of the body, within organs such as the liver. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Gastrointestinal cancers occur when DNA changes cause malignant (cancerous) cells to grow along the gastrointestinal tract. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Stomach cancer develops when malignant cells begin to grow somewhere in the five layers that form the stomach lining.
Abdominal migraine is a difficult-to-diagnose condition characterized by stomach pain, nausea, and vomiting. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
There are all sorts of ways to get an infectious disease—from people and animals, to eating contaminated foods, to environmental exposure.