How clay sculpting helps me cope with my MASH diagnosis
The first time I ever held a ball of clay — OK, it was probably Play-Doh — I felt a strong connection to creating things…
Fatty liver disease
American Liver Foundation gears up for advocacy summit
Patients, caregivers, and supporters will head to Washington later this month to advocate for policies to improve life for people living with fatty liver…
Focus of World Liver Day this April 19 is role of diet in liver health
Supporters are gearing up for World Liver Day on April 19 — marked by a global campaign to raise awareness about liver health and…
Managing the itching associated with fatty liver disease
One thing I used to look forward to every spring was the end of my dry skin — a result of winter’s harsh rebuke of…
GLP-1 agonists linked to lower risk of complications in MASLD, MASH
Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) — forms of…
Phase 3 trial of lanifibranor for MASH completes enrollment
Enrollment is complete for a Phase 3 clinical trial testing lanifibranor in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) — a severe type of fatty…
My diet for a healthy liver came from my doctor and a nutritionist
If you’re like me, there’s no shortage of well-meaning folks who, upon hearing that we’re sick, are eager to help. Perhaps they’ll turn to “Dr.
MASLD tied to higher mortality risk from nearly every cause
Compared with the general population, the risk of death is nearly twice as high in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form…
LiverMultiScan may lessen need for biopsy in assessing MASLD
Perspectum‘s MRI-based LiverMultiScan improves the diagnostic rate of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) — a form of fatty liver disease —…
Having friends to share my disease with, so we will go farther together
When I first learned that my liver was failing, I didn’t know anyone who had what I had: cirrhosis from fatty liver disease, specifically,…
