Liver La Vida Loca - a Column by Kathryn Hudson

Do you remember your first cup of coffee? I do. It was unforgettable, although not for the reason my father had hoped. I come from…

It’s summer in the U.S., and nobody has been immune to the heat. The past few weeks have turned my sweet mid-Atlantic home into a…

You may or may not have guessed it, but I’m not perfect. Like many people, I sometimes cling to old ways when I should be…

In a few days, I’ll be laid up in a hospital bed recovering from my second total knee replacement in less than a year. For…

It was the happy little mushroom peeking out from a trash can and winking at a neighbor across the street that grabbed my attention. No,…

YouTube is one of my guiltiest pleasures. I watch everything from cultural and historical videos to food, entertainment, and political channels, especially when the subject…

Summers in Utah, where I grew up, meant hot days spent boating and swimming in lakes. For my friends and me, they also meant drinking…

I start my day every morning by swallowing a handful of pills with water I keep on my nightstand. It has been this way for…

Today, I sat down to go over my upcoming summer doctor appointments because ’tis the season for my annual upper and lower gastrointestinal scopes and…

Long before I ever set foot inside my gastroenterologist’s office to discuss my liver health and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), I was diagnosed with…