Blood Test Can Predict Fatty Liver Disease

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 25, 2025
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Doctors can accurately predict a person’s risk of fatty liver disease as early as 16 years before symptoms develop, a new study says.

A blood test looking for five specific proteins can predict metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), more ...

These Three Bad Habits Can Harm Your Health As Young As Your Mid-30s

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 25, 2025
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Bad habits like smoking, heavy drinking and skipping exercise can start to impact a person’s health as early as their mid-30s, a new study says.

In fact, those three specific vice...

Ozempic Could Curb Progression of Diabetes-Linked Liver Disease

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• September 16, 2024
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Fatty liver disease linked to diabetes and obesity can easily progress to liver cirrhosis, but new research suggests that GLP-1 medicines like Ozempic can help stop that.

In a new decades-long study, veterans with diabetes...

Too Much Sitting Could Be Harming Kids' Livers

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 4, 2024
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Kids who spend more than six hours a day on their duffs have a greater risk of severe fatty liver disease and liver cirrhosis by the time they're young adults, a new study claims.

Cirrhosis of the Liver: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

• Ann Schreiber HealthDay Reporter
• June 20, 2023
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Cirrhosis of the liver poses a significant health challenge worldwide. With no known cure, it requires comprehensive management to slow liver damage, alleviate symptoms and prevent potential complications.

Cirrhosis is characterized by irreversible scarring of the liver....

Is a Liver Dialysis Device on the Horizon?

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2023
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A new liver dialysis device might soon be able to save patients on the edge of death from liver failure, early clinical trial results show.

The DIALIVE device safely improved organ function and alleviated symptoms in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure, compared...

Software Bias Misses Lung Problems in Black Men, Study Finds

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2023
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A common test for lung function may be missing lung problems in Black men, leading to under-diagnosis and insufficient care.

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania estimates that as many as 40% more Black male patients would have been diagnosed with breathing ...

Even in Advanced Liver Disease, It's Never Too Late to Quit Alcohol

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• December 15, 2022
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Quitting alcohol can help reduce complications of liver cirrhosis, even in patients who have advanced disease. It can also help them live longer, new research shows.

"Our results clearly show that all patients with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis who maintain sustained ...

U.S. Death Rate From Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis Triples Over Two Decades

• Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
• June 20, 2022
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Americans may have a collective drinking problem, made worse by the obesity epidemic, new research suggests. The new study found that deaths from alcoholic cir...