The liver's main job is to detoxify your body. It breaks down harmful substances, including alcohol, filtering them out of ...
Liver fibrosis causes scar tissue to form on the liver, sometimes leading to chronic liver disease. Learn about noninvasive ...
The liver is crucial in detoxifying the body, metabolising nutrients, and regulating critical bodily functions. However, poor ...
Liver cancer is the sixth leading cause cancer death in the U.S. The most common type of liver cancer in adults is ...
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) — previously known as "non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" — ...
A missed or delayed diagnosis of chronic liver disease is associated with cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma.
By Dr. Joseph Kim University of Kentucky Liver cancer is the sixth leading cause cancer death in the U.S. The most common ...
Tests are done to determine if someone has hepatitis A, B, or C. Tests for alcoholic hepatitis include liver function tests, ...
Blocking the enzyme ACMSD can significantly reduce damage caused by metabolic liver disease according to a new study.
Both types of fatty liver disease, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, can lead to serious complications if left untreated, ...
In December 2018, April Wilson’s mom was rushed to the emergency room. Doctors found she had non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver.
An inquest in North London heard part of the device used in the biopsy went outside the liver, causing bleeding in the ...