Your hands can offer early warnings of liver trouble. Look for red palms, changes in nails like brittleness or white tips, ...
“If you have or are at risk for MASLD, the most important thing you can do is lose weight. Weight loss can help reduce liver ...
Dr. Anjana Pillai highlights Liver Cancer Awareness Month’s role in promoting liver health, dispelling myths and encouraging ...
Over 11,000 liver transplants were performed last year in the US, while thousands more patients remained in limbo.
Once almost exclusively seen in older adults, fatty liver disease, which can be fatal if untreated, is now one of the world’s ...
Consumption of alcohol may offer temporary pleasure, but its harmful effects cause much more damage. A gastroenterologist ...
With statins altering the liver’s natural function, and alcohol needing to be metabolised, Dr Guttmann says that having too ...
Liver cancer, primarily hepatocellular carcinoma, originates in the liver, with hepatitis B and C as major risk factors. Diagnosis involves physical exams, blood tests, imaging, and possibly biopsy to ...
Smoking among individuals with cirrhosis exacerbates inflammation, fibrogenesis, and angiogenesis, and increases risk for extrahepatic cancers in ACLD.
Liver cancer is a growing global concern, affecting non-drinkers due to conditions like MASLD and MASH linked to lifestyle ...