A few years ago, I had a frightening visit with my doctor. I’d just moved into my new house and changed my cellphone number, and…
Liver La Vida Loca - a Column by Kathryn Hudson
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
ColumnsAccess to food is a survival tactic when your liver needs nutrition
Growing up in a dusty Utah town, my life looked nothing like the one I lead today. My parents worked hard, but the early 1980s…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
ColumnsThis fatty liver disease diagnosis reminded me heroes are human
When I was a teenager, I fell in love with football. Growing up in Utah, a place that still doesn’t have an NFL franchise, meant…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
ColumnsWith MASH, managing pain after a major surgery is tricky
It’s been two and a half weeks since I had a total knee replacement, and I’ve been managing a lot. Mostly, that’s been pain, but…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
ColumnsQuitting drinking was the best decision I ever made
As I write this, the sun is rising. This crisp, lovely time of year is my favorite season — the calm just before the holiday…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
ColumnsSurgery with liver disease is risky, but I’m holding steady
Shortly after I was diagnosed with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), my gastroenterologist told me that, unless it was an emergency, elective surgeries were off…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
ColumnsFinding hope for the future of transplants in a pig liver
When I was in fourth grade, I was suddenly promoted into the gifted and talented program. I didn’t realize that being a mouthy brat who…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
ColumnsThe health risks of soda, including liver damage, are increasingly clear
In the cola wars of the 1980s, Coke and Pepsi went head-to-head in taste tests to “prove” which was America’s favorite. I was a Coke…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
ColumnsA new tool may help predict your future with liver disease
One of the hardest parts of living with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is carrying regrets about the past. The first time your doctor noticed…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
ColumnsChanges big and small can benefit those of us with MASH
This morning I woke up to a changed forest outside my window. I live in a beautiful park in Baltimore, and I bought my house…
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