Liver La Vida Loca - a Column by Kathryn Hudson

Since I learned I’d become a full-fledged metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) patient, I’ve collected an assortment of friends with different medical issues. One of…

I enjoy listening to the sounds of the city outside my bedroom window at night. Cars hum down the thoroughfare where I live, their headlights…

For as long as I can remember, I’ve dreaded visiting the dentist. It started in childhood with a mean dentist who’d once had his thumb…

I have mixed feelings as summer begins to pack up shop for the year. This season has a certain energy, like a house party with…

My daughter has never asked much about my health, let alone how I live with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). I don’t expect her to…

Having a chronic disease like my metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) can play tricks on not just your body, but also your mind. Case in…

Eating is one of my pleasures in life, especially when the food is good. However, my current diet is much healthier than it was when…

Last May, I turned 56. I feel OK about being in middle age, but I’ve long had fears about growing old. What I didn’t anticipate…

Before I learned I was pregnant, I used to participate in medical studies to earn a little extra money. Living in a city with two…

In my nearly century-old house, most of my floors are hardwood or tile. In 1929, brooms did the trick, but my two cats, though short-haired,…