As a hepatologist, Aleksander Krag has always sought to improve the prognosis of patients with liver disease, whom, he tells The Lancet, he often thinks of as a fictional patient he calls “Henry”. His ...

A review included more than 600,000 people to highlight that what we eat—not just what we drink—impacts liver health.

The number of people aged 65 years and older is expected to balloon over the next few decades. As people are living longer, however, the likelihood of developing chronic diseases, such as liver ...

Young people and women are particularly vulnerable to MetALD, a dangerous merging of metabolic disease and alcohol use.

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a significant global health concern, accounting for approximately 5% of all disease and injury. In the United States, the prevalence of ALD has increased ...

Liz covers cardiovascular and metabolic disease, asking why we’re not doing better or even losing ground against the world’s leading killer. Send tips on Signal at LizC.22. Right now, patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There has been a shift toward complementary and alternative medicine in recent decades, with increasing demand ...

Liver fibrosis is a condition in which excessive scar tissue builds up in the liver after repeated injury or inflammation.

What Is Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis? Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or MASH, is a form of liver disease. MASH occurs when fat accumulates in liver cells. Plenty ...