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I'm an ICU doctor. When I needed a liver transplant I learned how vulnerable it is to be a patient.
Donald Chalfin's wife made him take a blood test after he showed symptoms of being sick. He needed …
Kelly Burch
More diabetics, BP patients among 5-17 year olds. Is junk food the reason?
India is seeing a significant rise in cases of non communicable diseases like obesity, diabetes, hy…
38% of Indians have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, says AIIMS study
The cause of 'fatty liver' or 'steatohepatitis' is the recent westernisation of our diets which inv…
PTI
Toni Braxton says she was told to hide her lupus diagnosis because 'people get scared around sick celebrities'
Toni Braxton was diagnosed with lupus in 2008. The singer said that being upfront about her lupus d…
Amanda Goh
Worried about 'forever chemicals' in your water? Try electron-beaming it!
Fast-food wrappers, paper plates, and non-stick pans share a hidden danger: forever chemicals. Nume…
A busy colon-cancer doctor shares 3 simple things he does to prevent the disease that's killing more young people
Lifestyle choices can help prevent colon cancer. Oncologist Dr. Michael Shusterman shared three thi…
Kim Schewitz
These 3 common herbal supplements can cause dangerous drug interactions or liver damage, a researcher says
Just because a supplements is derived from herbal products, doesn't automatically mean it's safe. S…
Kate Hull
1 in 4 adults have an often-missed, easily treatable disorder that raises their risk of heart disease, study finds
One in four adults may not be aware they have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which can be preven…
Rachel Hosie
A mysterious liver disease infecting kids across Europe and the US has now killed at least 1 child
At least 169 hepatitis cases have been diagnosed so far in 11 countries. 17 patients have required …
Hilary Brueck
The CDC is warning of a mysterious and dangerous rash of liver-injuring hepatitis cases in kids
The CDC is warning healthcare providers that a strange and contagious liver inflammation is spreadi…
Hilary Brueck
Healthy people are at-risk of liver disease from 'forever chemicals' in takeout containers and non-stick pans, scientists say
A review of more than 100 studies found a link between exposure to three well-known PFAS and high l…
Andrea Michelson
US reports mysterious child death that may be linked to the liver disease spreading among kids in Europe and the states
Experts aren't sure exactly what's causing these liver-damaging hepatitis cases, but it's possible …
Hilary Brueck
An Ohio woman was denied a life-saving liver transplant after refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Michelle Vitullo has stage 4 liver disease, which is fatal without transplantation. She won't get t…
Anna Medaris Miller
CDC describes 4 tell-tale physical symptoms of the mysterious liver disease that's spreading among kids in the US and Europe
A new report from the CDC gives details about the first cases diagnosed in the US, all in Alabama. …
Hilary Brueck
Bruce Springsteen has been forced to postpone his September concerts due to treatment for peptic ulcer disease
Bruce Springsteen's concerts in North America have been postponed after the singer fell ill from pe…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
Drinking 4 cups of coffee a day strengthens your liver, a new study says
In a study about the health benefits linked to drinking coffee, researchers found that the more a p…
Kelsie Sandoval
AI blood testing tech that detects lung cancer can now detect liver cancers too
The researchers believe this is the first genome-wide fragmentation analysis independently v…
ANI
Leprosy has the potential to help regrow damaged livers finds new study
Researchers have discovered that parasites associated with leprosy can reprogramme cells to increas…
ANI
Marburg virus disease: Symptoms, causes, treatment, all you need to know
Marburg virus is highly infectious, with a fatality rate of up to 88%. It is a dangerous disease th…
Doctors report an 'alarming' rise in younger people with liver disease as Americans drink more alcohol
One hepatologist at Harvard University said, "what we're seeing now is truly dramatic" as more youn…