Alcohol-related liver disease can often have little to no symptoms in the early stages, so it can be difficult to detect that anything is wrong. But it's not uncommon. There's been a 46% increase in ...
Liver disease, a significant health concern, progresses from potentially reversible fibrosis to irreversible cirrhosis. While ...
A gastroenterologist shared a case where a seemingly healthy man's life-threatening internal bleeding was caused by years of ...
Alcoholic cirrhosis is the severe, final stage of alcohol-associated liver disease, resulting from long-term heavy alcohol consumption. The disease involves permanent scarring of the liver, which ...
Fatty liver disease is a health condition in which fat builds up in the liver. This fat buildup can cause inflammation and, in severe cases, liver damage. There are two main types of fatty liver ...
Liver damage from alcohol-associated liver disease may be possibly reversible in its early stages. In all stages, alcohol cessation is considered critical to overall outlook. Alcohol-associated liver ...
Frequent use of marijuana is associated with a reduced risk of developing liver disease from alcohol, according to a new ...
We all have a small amount of fat in our livers. That’s normal. Fatty liver disease happens when too much fat has built up in this essential organ; it’s diagnosed when fat makes up 5% of your liver’s ...
Women experiencing moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms face a three times greater risk for metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) compared to those with mild symptom ...
The liver is essential for digestion, metabolism, detoxification, and fluid regulation. While alcohol abuse is a known cause of liver disease, affecting 4.7% of U.S. adults, non-alcoholic fatty liver ...
NAFLD is a chronic liver disease caused by fat buildup in the liver, even with little to no alcohol use. Risk factors for NAFLD include being overweight or obese, having type 2 diabetes, high ...