GLOBAL LIVER INSTITUTE
In an effort to manage this growing disease, the AGA, AACE and AASLD developed evidence-based clinical practice guidelines that highlight recommendations for screening, diagnosis and management of NAFLD and NASH.
Happy New Year! We hope the year has already begun to bring you fresh energy and new opportunities. Indeed, last year ended with a bang for liver health. In case you missed it, we’re here to catch you up.
City/State/Country: Radford, VA, USA Disease(s) of Loved One: Cirrhosis (2012 - Present) I first heard the word “cirrhosis” in March of 2012. At the time, my husband was battling sepsis – going into...
City/State/Country: Springfield, Illinois, USA Disease(s): Autoimmune Hepatitis (2002 - Present); Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (2017 - Present) “Have you noticed that your eyes are kind of...
After brushing off the symptoms of shoulder pain, fatigue, and GI issues as part of my career as a paramedic, I eventually scheduled an appointment with my primary care physician in 2009 when I suspected that I had gallbladder stones. The ultrasound revealed that I had a grapefruit-sized tumor on my liver…
St. Patrick’s Day seems to be a recurring theme throughout my liver cancer journey: I was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma on March 17, 2017 and exactly one year later, I received the phone call telling me that I was getting a new liver. Before my battle with liver cancer, I had struggled with weight problems, diabetes, NASH, and cirrhosis…
If you’ve ever seen the movie Groundhog Day, that’s probably the best example I can give about my experience with PBC. I know each and every day what my day will be like. Waking up is tedious due to the joints just aching because of no movement during the night. Feeling totally “unrested” even with 6 to 7 hours of sleep. Slowly making my way down…
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has a relatively short history as a recognized health condition. The terminology for NASH and its precursor nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) date back to only the 1980s1. As a young disease, the stakeholders from throughout the field have the opportunity to integrate a health equity perspective into research, diagnosis…
Throughout the pandemic and the transition to a fully virtual work environment, we learned to look within ourselves and to those we could count on, our community. We relied on the dedication, creativity, and agility of our team and those supporting us and cheering us on. We stayed focused on our goal to improve the lives of the half a billion people around the world…
Summary: HHS has proposed OPO reforms that will help thousands more patients access organ transplants. Misleading claims should not stop this lifesaving, bipartisan effort. Answers to new AOPO points below. The Global Liver Institute has highlighted previous misleading claims. Former HHS Chief Technology Officer Bryan Sivak called OPOs…
The HIV, Hepatitis, and Related Conditions Programs (HHRC) in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) is working to improve care for viral hepatitis and liver disease. The VA has seen many recent accomplishments in the treatment and cure of Veterans in VA care with hepatitis C and look to build on these successes for Veterans with hepatitis B and advanced liver disease (ALD)…
Our March LiverMatters blog highlights how innovation is creating new options for treating liver cancer, in fact establishing an entirely new approach through interventional radiology. Please read this timely brief article by Lance Funderburk…
