The holiday season is in full swing, a time when many of us are fortunate to be able to spread good cheer and celebrate with friends and family. I count myself as fortunate for many things at year’s end, including my new role as President & CEO of the HealthWell…more.
The Community Liver Alliance (CLA) brands itself as an organization dedicated to global awareness and local impact. Even as the CLA has extended its beacon of hope to communities nationwide, the nonprofit still counts its hometown of Pittsburgh as its primary link to liver disease patients, providers, and caregivers. CLA’s…more.
Last year, the Global Liver Institute (GLI) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a partnership to improve the lives of Veterans with liver disease. Through the collaboration, VA and GLI are providing educational materials and webinars to help increase Veteran awareness of liver disease, increase health care engagement…more.
An estimated 100 million Americans have a fatty liver, and most don’t know it. Twenty million of them will develop liver fibrosis disease or Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and 5 million will progress to liver cirrhosis or Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH). Wayne Eskridge didn’t even know what fatty…more.
Read or hear the words “liver disease” and most people probably think of alcohol-associated liver disease: the fatty liver, hepatitis and cirrhosis that can develop among people who drink excessively, usually over a long period of time. But did you know there are serious liver diseases that are not linked…more.
Editor’s Note: October marks Liver Cancer Awareness Month, and Real World Health Care is honored to shine a spotlight on one organization dedicated to improving liver health, increasing awareness, and advocating for liver disease, not just this month, but year round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Liver Cancer…more.
For decades, the general public has been aware of the many health risks of being obese, including diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers. However, many are not be aware that obesity is also linked to liver disease: specifically Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), which in its most severe form, becomes…more.
This week, Real World Health Care continues our series on Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) by featuring an interview with Donna Cryer, JD, president and CEO of the Global Liver Institute (GLI). Cryer founded the GLI on the 20th anniversary of her liver transplant due to an autoimmune disease. Today, four years…more.
What if you had a liver disease but nobody told you until it was too late? Typically, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are silent diseases. They have no symptoms. Even if cirrhosis has developed, there are often no symptoms until the liver has become so damaged…more.
Consider the liver. It’s just one of the jumble of stuff inside that makes us tick, right? What do you really know about it though—other than it’s “vital?” In fact, the liver is your largest internal organ, and plays vital roles in neutralizing toxins, fighting infections, manufacturing proteins and hormones,…more.
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