#liver disease

PFAS, synthetic chemicals found in many common products, may be contributing to an increase in liver problems, such as fatty liver disease.

Nearly 200 cases of pediatric hepatitis have now been reported in more than a dozen countries and several states.

Higher daily alcohol consumption was linked to greater risk for MAFLD.

The current leading suspect is an adenovirus, but much more remains to be learned.

Experts recommend no more than two drinks for men or one drink for women per day.

It’s the time of year when I begin to reflect on the past and look toward the New Year, an ingrained habit that started in my childhood.

Even with this increase, older individuals now have better transplant outcomes.

I always wanted to go to hear firsthand how I could continue to live with end-stage liver failure.

People doing more than 300 minutes of physical activity per week nearly halved their risk for NAFLD.

Fear, worry and doubt seem to be the common emotions we experience throughout hepatitis C and liver disease, but there is hope.

In the U.S., liver transplants due to alcoholic hepatitis tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other findings show a similar trend.

If you’ve been diagnosed with hepatitis C or liver disease, there are proactive ways to care for your liver to help it function better.

Disruptions in access to treatment and harm reduction services could set back effort to eliminate hep C in the U.S.

Coffee drinkers appear to have a 49% lower risk of dying of chronic liver disease.