What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...
Your liver silently performs hundreds of essential functions daily, from filtering toxins to supporting digestion and metabolism. Yet this resilient organ faces a formidable adversary in alcohol. The ...
Fatty liver disease (also called steatotic liver disease) happens when too much fat builds up in your liver. It can be caused by high alcohol use or metabolic syndrome (a group of conditions like ...
When I was at school, I contracted viral hepatitis, despite never having done any of the things – sharing needles, getting tattooed or having multiple sexual partners – that are the usual risk factors ...
Ignored by many as just a touch of indigestion, persistent bloating, fullness after a light meal, and mild nausea could hint ...
While chronic liver disease can be very serious, early treatment and new healthy lifestyle habits can help many people avoid severe liver damage. Some experts add an additional stage for a healthy ...
A new study co-led by the Southern California Superfund Research and Training Program for PFAS Assessment, Remediation and ...
A high-fat diet does more than overload the liver with fat. New research from MIT shows that prolonged exposure to fatty ...
About 84 per cent of Information Technology (IT) employees have Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD), ...