What Is Hepatic Encephalopathy Your liver performs over 500 important functions for your body. One of its most important roles is to clean you blood. When the liver doesn’t work properly, toxins begin to build up in your bloodstream. Once they travel to the brain, these toxins cause trouble for your nervous system and brain …
With the rising prevalence of liver disease in the U.S., increasing efforts focus on earlier detection and increasing treatment options. Fibroscan is a non-invasive, quick, and painless procedure that is changing the face of liver disease. Here’s more about what a fibroscan is, how it’s done, and why you may benefit from one. Using the …
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) was formally defined about 35 years ago. Even after 15 years of research, there is still no cure or FDA-approved therapy to treat it. We’ve learned a great deal about the inner workings of NASH, but many still wonder, “why the slow progress?” Misconceptions, in general, are never helpful, particularly when it …
In nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), there are significant racial and ethnic disparities coexisting within it. In the United States, however, its prevalence is highest among Hispanics. Liver disease is ripping through the Latino community like a silent tsunami not only in adults but children too. Knowing why Hispanics are at the highest risk and …
