Most people have never heard of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), but the progressive, rare cholestatic liver disease can cause uncomfortable and even life-altering symptoms, and if left untreated, ...
Alcohol-related liver disease is increasing at more than twice the rate it did two decades ago, with women seeing the sharpest rise, according to a study published July 23 in Clinical Gastroenterology ...
Serious outcomes associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) -- including liver cancer, cirrhosis, heart disease, and more -- affect men and women differently, a ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — The rate of alcohol-associated liver disease among women is the rise and physicians must keep it ...
It’s no secret that drinking alcohol to excess can take a toll on the liver. In fact, overdoing it can cause one of the two main forms of fatty liver disease, a health-sapping condition that impacts ...
The liver doesn’t get enough credit for being the body’s overworked multitasker—it detoxifies, stores energy, and helps with digestion all while staying (mostly) quiet about it. But like any ...
Your liver performs over 500 essential functions every single day, yet most people remain completely unaware when this vital organ begins failing until damage reaches catastrophic levels that may be ...
Men with cirrhosis had higher risks for adverse liver events than women, including more than twice the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma. This sex-based risk disparity was more pronounced in nonviral ...
Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine say deaths from alcohol-related liver disease have surged in recent ...