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The Hidden Epidemic of NASH and Liver Fibrosis
This month’s LiverMatters post welcomes the GLI community to 2017 with new liver health stories and inspirations. Since most of us have “lose weight” as our #1 New Year’s resolution, we thought we add a little bit more incentive for folks to stick it out at the gym or the smoothie blender past Feb 1. Fatty liver disease, and its most advanced form…
Remember Children with Liver Disease This Holiday Season
Did you know that kids could get liver disease? That’s right — approximately 15,000 hospitalizations occur each year for pediatric liver disease in the U.S. While children may be diagnosed with virtually any form of liver disease, there are about 100 particular types that affect them the most. The major causes of these diseases are viral infections, genetic mutations, autoimmunity…
Learning From Livers: The Power of Passion to Fuel Our Work and Life
As we gather in gratitude this Thanksgiving, let us remember to give thanks for such “livers” in the world: Individuals who work selflessly and tirelessly—often quietly and away from the limelight—toward the betterment of their fellow human beings.
Something Truly Scary: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Despite recent headlines about the benefits of vaccinations at fighting disease, many adults still aren’t up to date on their shots. Without immunizations, immunocompromised adults are at high risk for certain diseases such as pneumococcal disease, meningitis, tetanus, shingles, and pertussis/whooping cough–diseases that cause pain…
Hepatitis Community Launches NOhep, a Global Movement to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis
For the last decade, those of us involved in the field of viral hepatitis have rallied together around a vision: a world where people living with viral hepatitis have access to safe and affordable care and treatment, transmission is halted and people do not face social marginalization and inequality…
Start Taking Disease Stigma Seriously–Here’s Why…
Every year millions of people across America experience disparities in health status and health care, but few people recognize that stigma due to an illness or chronic disease plays a significant role in continuing and exacerbating these disparities. Simply stated, stigma negatively impacts an individual’s ability to reach her or his full health potential. While public awareness…
GLI Featured at White House Organ Summit
Washington, DC — On Monday, June 13, in recognition of the severe shortage of solid organs available for life-saving transplantation in the United States, The White House will convene and host an Organ Summit as another essential step toward increasing access to organ transplants
Collaborating to Raise the Patient Voice
It is a tremendous honor to be one of the early contributors to the new Liver Matters blog. Those of us at Astellas applaud the Global Liver Institute’s commitment to patients dealing with liver cancer, Hepatitis C, and other liver diseases. Your organization was created to build productive partnerships that will strengthen and invigorate advocacy on behalf of patients…
Justine Hebron on “Must See TV: Liver Edition”
In 2014, the Showtime family drama “Shameless” heaped an added layer of stress on the already overburdened Gallaghers. Frank (played by William H. Macy), the alcoholic, drug addict, narcissist patriarch went into full liver failure due to stage four cirrhosis. [Spoiler alert ahead!] The story of his liver failure played out over most of the season…
Robin Farmanfarmaian on Biological 3D Printing
The next frontier in the world of 3D printing is biological 3D printing, also known as tissue engineering. Imagine a world of on-demand 3D printed organs, made from the patient’s unique stem cells, eradicating the risk of organ rejection and the need for rejection medications…
February Health Policy Update
ntroducing the inaugural issue of the Global Liver Institute (GLI) Health Policy Update. GLI is committed to providing the entire liver community with tools to help elevate liver health, liver diseases, and liver patients to the top of the public health agenda commensurate with our prevalence and impact. Improving outcomes for people at risk for or currently living with more than 100+ different types of liver disease…
Precision Medicine Must Be Participatory Medicine
As a patient, particularly one active in the digital space, there is no greater role model and sherpa than Dave DeBronkart, better known around the world as epatient Dave. Recently I was asked to take on the role of co-chair of the Society for Participatory Medicine, a role founded by Dave. I certainly will dedicate my whole heart and best…