The gallbladder is a small organ that stores bile made by the liver. The body uses bile to help break down and digest the fats you eat. Occasionally, substances within the bile harden into small pieces called “gallstones.”
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Pneumonia is an infection in one or both lungs. The infection may be caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses or other germs. An infection in your lung causes the tiny air sacs (‘alveoli’) to become inflamed and fill up with fluid.
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A disease steeped in folklore, tuberculosis (TB) no longer carries the fear and stigma it once did. The condition was so common in the late 19th century that park-like campuses, called ‘sanatoriums,’
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