Steatotic liver disease (commonly called fatty liver disease) progresses silently. Even in the absence of noticeable symptoms ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group continued preparations for organ donation by some ...

In the United States, about 20 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. Patients sometimes wait years for a match. Many others, disproportionately those of color, never even get placed on ...

Scientists from Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) have successfully tested adeno-associated viral vector-based (AAV) gene therapies in whole human livers in the lab. The study, which is ...

A new drug combination shows unexpected synergy against liver fibrosis. A new study reveals that using two drugs together ...

Every January, the same wave of "detox" promises rolls in. Juice cleanses, detox teas, charcoal capsules and liver "resets" ...

SAN FRANCISCO - A transplant hepatologist in San Francisco is making international history by starting the first liver transplant program in her native country, Ethiopia. Dr. Kidist Yimam led a team ...

The connection between the human liver and the intestine is unique, and the “gut-liver axis” plays a vital role in regulating liver disease pathology. When homeostasis is disturbed, changes in dietary ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reveals that immune cells in the liver react to high cholesterol levels and eat up excess cholesterol that can otherwise cause damage to arteries. The ...

Health and Human Services officials are planning to overhaul organ transplant systems in the U.S. The agency is taking this action in response to an investigation that discovered cases of organ ...

"This system has failed many patients awaiting organ transplants due to the lack of oversight and accountability," says one health system executive. The organ transplant system needs to be reformed, ...