Liver La Vida Loca - a Column by Kathryn Hudson

Every week, like clockwork, I ask my daughter to give me her list of foods she’d like for the week. Since I’ve given up having…

Three years ago, I had a heart attack. Yes, I know this column is focused on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a type of fatty…

Have you ever woken up from a deep sleep with a cotton mouth, desperately needing refreshment? If you’re like me, the first thing you crave…

I’m used to my teenage daughter’s eye rolls and heavy sighs when I talk about her health. I’ve had so many crazy things happen in…

Every month, I receive deliveries of my medications, most of them for my metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a fatty liver disease. I probably don’t need…

The first time I ever held a ball of clay — OK, it was probably Play-Doh — I felt a strong connection to creating things…

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…

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.

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,…

Groundhog Day is probably my favorite holiday. It’s pretty noncontroversial, really. Unless you really hate winter, you probably don’t have any problems with Punxsutawney Phil…