Over the past decade, the rate of deaths due to chronic liver disease has jumped from 10.5 per 100,000 people in the U.S. in 2014 to 14.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to data from the ...

High blood pressure, diabetes and low levels of "good" HDL cholesterol all increase the risk of death for people with fatty liver disease, researchers wrote. File Photo by Shou Sheng/EPA People with ...

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Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine say deaths from alcohol-related liver disease have surged in recent years, and the increase is hitting people without a college degree the ...

Dr. Elliot Tapper has treated a lot of patients, but this one stood out. "His whole body was yellow," Tapper remembers. "He could hardly move. It was difficult for him to breathe, and he wasn't eating ...

Recent news has highlighted the decline in cancer deaths in the United States, and while it is good news that death rates for some of the most common forms of cancer have dropped, the news does not ...

St. Louis, MO — Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine say deaths from alcohol-related liver disease have surged in recent years, and the increase is hitting people without a college ...

Background Metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a prevalent chronic liver disease affecting approximately a third of the global population. Early identification is critical for ...

A mobile phone app which helps patients with alcohol-related liver disease to stay sober could help save hundreds of lives every year, according to researchers from UCL and the Royal Free Hospital who ...

People with fatty liver disease are more likely to die early if they have one of three additional health problems, a new study says. High blood pressure, diabetes and low levels of "good" HDL ...