Liver La Vida Loca - a Column by Kathryn Hudson

Today felt like a day worth celebrating. My latest round of labs came back for my model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, and…

The past two months have been a whirlwind. I had my left knee replaced in late October, which forced me to slow down and truly…

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…

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…

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…

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…

As I write this, the sun is rising. This crisp, lovely time of year is my favorite season — the calm just before the holiday…

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…

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…

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…