Liver La Vida Loca - a Column by Kathryn Hudson

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…

Your liver may store excess fat when you’re living with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), but does it also store secrets you’re keeping from your…

The email wasn’t unexpected. Earlier in the week, I had received a call from my transplant coordinator at one of the two hospitals where I’m…

One of the things I’ve been most grateful for over the past few years is simple: I’m not as sick as I once was. When…

As much as I’d like to believe the tough people who say they have “no regrets,” I’m not buying it. You mean to…

Some of my least-favorite calls to make are to cancel doctor appointments. Maybe it’s the Jenga-like way I have to wedge them into my life.

Yesterday, as I puttered around my house doing some spring cleaning, I watched a gray, rainy sky turn to snow. The flakes were the chunky…

My childhood home was a warm place with two loving parents, my siblings, our pets, and a steady stream of family members and friends constantly…

Note: This column describes the author’s own experiences with vitamin supplementation. Not everyone will have the same response to treatment. Consult your doctor before starting…