Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis ...

Chronic liver disease gets worse when the liver's immune system stays overactive, resulting in ongoing inflammation and ...

My friend has cryptogenic cirrhosis. She says that the doctors don't know what causes it. Where could this have come from, and what does this mean for her? — A.T.G. Dear A.T.G.: "Cryptogenic" is from ...

My friend has cryptogenic cirrhosis. She says that the doctors don’t know what causes it. Where could this have come ...

Liver fibrosis may be diagnosed and staged — no fibrosis (stage F0), mild fibrosis (F1), significant fibrosis (F2), advanced fibrosis (F3), and cirrhosis (F4) — with the use of clinical parameters and ...

Patients who survive colorectal cancer face a sustained and increased risk of death from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis long after surgery, according to a large population-based analysis from the ...

Liver damage often develops silently but can become life-threatening if ignored. Early signs include fatigue, nausea, itching, and appetite loss, while progressive symptoms may involve abdominal ...

People under 45 have been driving an increase in liver-related deaths, especially those caused by alcohol. But a sliver of that young adult population is being hit disproportionately hard by ...

Young adults unknowingly ignore early warning signs of fatty liver, mistaking them for everyday lifestyle problems ...